Pathanamthitta, Oct. 6 -- CPI(M) Central Committee member and former Keralam Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac on Tuesday demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he had been "stealing votes for the BJP" and calling for his resignation amid continuing opposition protests over electoral roll revision.

"There is no way that CEC Gyanesh Kumar can continue. He has got to go. He has been stealing votes for the BJP. Therefore, there is no going back on this demand," Isaac said.

His remarks came as INDIA Bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission in Delhi as part of the opposition's ongoing protests over electoral roll revision and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Isaac said the prot...