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INDIA bloc protests CEC's removal over voter rolls
Opposition parties in Kalaburagi demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over alleged misuse of electoral revision forms.
In brief
Opposition parties in Kalaburagi demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over alleged misuse of electoral revision forms. INDIA bloc parties protested in Kalaburagi on October thirteenth, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and investigation into alleged Form-seven misuse…
Protest over electoral revision
Members of the INDIA bloc staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Tuesday, October thirteenth, against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Effigy burnt, CEC removal demanded
Protesters gathered at Jagat Circle and burnt an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation and a comprehensive inquiry into alleged misuse of Form-seven applications.
Form-seven concerns in Kalaburagi
CPI(M) district secretary K. Neela said one thousand fifty-four Form-seven applications had reportedly been submitted in Kalaburagi district alone and called for investigation into their submission.
Nationwide voter impact feared
Protesters raised concerns over the potential impact of the exercise on nearly thirteen crore voters across the country, demanding safeguards against arbitrary deletions and restoration of January two thousand twenty-five electoral rolls.
Congress accuses Centre of suppression
District Congress Committee president Kiran Deshmukh accused the BJP-led Union government of curbing democratic dissent by detaining protesters, students and youth organisation leaders in New Delhi.
Right to protest under threat
CPI district secretary Mahesh Kumar Rathod said the right to protest against injustice was fundamental to democracy and called upon people to unite in defence of the Constitution and democratic values.
Multiple parties join demonstration
KUDA chairman Mazhar Alam Khan, Congress women unit district president Renuka Singhe, Congress leaders Chandrika Parameshwar, Neelkant Mulge, Shivanand Patil, All India Kisan Sabha leader Moula Mullah and activists participated in the protest.
The headline
INDIA bloc parties protested in Kalaburagi on October thirteenth, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and investigation into alleged Form-seven misuse during electoral roll revision.
