{"id":3469,"date":"2026-10-12T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:40:49","slug":"mns-launches-signature-campaign-demanding-election-commissioner-gyanesh-kumars-resignation-in-pimpri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=3469","title":{"rendered":"MNS Launches Signature Campaign Demanding Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s Resignation in Pimpri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Campaign held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk under city chief Sachin Chikhale\u2019s leadership; party warns of intensified agitation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD:<\/strong> The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Pimpri-Chinchwad unit, organised a signature campaign at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk in Pimpri on Monday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign was organised following the directions of MNS president Raj Thackeray, with party workers, office-bearers and local residents participating in the initiative to register their protest against the functioning of the Election Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by MNS city president Sachin Chikhale, the campaign sought to mobilise public support for the demand that Kumar step down. Party representatives alleged arbitrary functioning by the Election Commission and called for accountability in the conduct of elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large number of Maharashtra Sainiks and citizens signed the campaign, expressing their support for the demand, according to the organisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative also saw the participation of Shiv Sena Pimpri-Chinchwad city chief Chetan Pawar, Rupesh Patekar, Raju Avasare, Bala Danawale, Romi Sindhu, Akshay Shinde, Tushar Son\u091fakke, Sagar Bahule, Pramod Adsule, Santosh Yadav, Datta Dange, Pratik Kamble, Vaibhav Phalke and Akash Kamble, along with other party office-bearers and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organisers said the campaign had received an encouraging response from citizens and indicated that the agitation would be intensified in the coming days in accordance with Raj Thackeray&#8217;s directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signature campaign forms part of the party&#8217;s wider protest against the Election Commission&#8217;s functioning, with the MNS seeking public participation to strengthen its demand for the chief election commissioner&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campaign held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk under city chief Sachin Chikhale\u2019s leadership; party warns of intensified agitation PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD: The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[57,56],"class_list":["post-3469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pimpri-chinchwad","tag-maharashtra","tag-pcmc"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-300x167.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg","large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-392x272.jpg","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-390x205.jpg","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-130x90.jpg","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-150x150.jpg","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"Editor","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1d5153bc4b578f38328e6ec4367b899f9035bc845d2933bfe4a714a364de8dbd?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Campaign held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk under city chief Sachin Chikhale\u2019s leadership; party warns of intensified agitation PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD: The","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Pimpri Chinchwad"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":9,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns.jpg",648,360,false],"medium":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-300x167.jpg",300,167,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mns-150x150.jpg",150,150,true]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"Editor","author_link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1d5153bc4b578f38328e6ec4367b899f9035bc845d2933bfe4a714a364de8dbd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-33\">Pimpri Chinchwad<\/a>","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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