Bengaluru, Sept. 29 -- The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has sought the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar alleging bias and links with the BJP.

KPCC General Secretary S Manohar has written a letter to the President Droupadi Murmu and the Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot in this regard.

In the letter, the KPCC leader referred to the controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that genuine voters are being removed from the voters' list across the country under the pretext of SIR.

"The conduct of CEC Gyanesh Kumar itself has been exposed. There is already a nationwide protest demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. It is the duty of the Election Commission t...