Sanjay Kumar with CSDS admitted- There was a mistake in data related to Maharashtra elections
CSDS professor Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi: Professor and Election analyst with CSDS (Center for the Study of Developing Society) has apologized for the X post related to the Maharashtra assembly elections. He said that there was a mistake while comparing the figures of 2024 Lok Sabha and 2024 assembly elections. The post has now been removed. This information has been given by Chief Electoral Officer Bihar. Chief Electoral Officer Bihar posted on its X handle and said, “His (Sanjay Kumar) statistics were cited by many Congress and opposition leaders to question the Election Commission.”
What did Sanjay Kumar say?
CSDS Professor Sanjay Kumar posted on X and said, “I wholeheartedly apologize for the tweet posted in relation to Maharashtra elections. There was an error while comparing the figures of 2024 Lok Sabha and 2024 assembly elections. The data given in the line was wrongly read by our data team. The tweet has been removed now. The tweet was removed now. I did not have any wrong information.”
BJP leader Amit Malviya’s statement revealed
BJP leader Amit Malviya said, “The institute, which by relying on the figures, Rahul Gandhi maligned the voters of Maharashtra, now he himself has agreed that his figures were wrong, not only on Maharashtra but also on SIR. So now what is the status of Rahul Gandhi and Congress, which has shamelessly targeted the Election Commission and even called the real voters fake? Shameful to the people of the people of India. One should apologize unconditionally for irresponsible and regressive politics. “
Sanjay Kumar with CSDS apologized on wrong figures but now what steps will the Congress take? Because the Congress surrounded the BJP and the Election Commission on the basis of these figures. It will have to be seen what the Congress takes now.
What is CSDS? When was it established?
CSDS is a major research institute for social science and humanities in India. It was founded in 1963 by Raja Kothari and is mainly funding from the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR). It is located near Delhi University in New Delhi. The main task of CSDS is to do research on social, political, and cultural issues, conducting survey, and contributing to policy making. It conducts intensive study on subjects like democracy, social change, and inclusive development.
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