Shimla, Sept. 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday held protests across the state seeking the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and action against him over what the party alleged were arbitrary and undemocratic decisions concerning the electoral process. The Congress has been protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging irregularities in the electoral process. The party has also demanded that the issues raised regarding the functioning of the poll panel be independently examined. Congress district units staged demonstrations at all 12 district headquarters in Himachal and submitted memoranda addressed to the President through the respective deputy commissioners. In Shimla, the rural and urban units of the party jointly submitted a memorandum to ADC Sachin Sharma. District Congress Committee (Shimla rural) president Harikrishna Himral said, "Two election commissioners have raised questions over the alleged monopoly of the Chief Election Commissioner and what we believe are unilateral and undemocratic decisions."...