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Karnataka chief minister to lead Congress legislators in Delhi protest over voter rolls
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said he and Congress legislators would travel to Delhi to protest a special revision of electoral rolls.
He alleged that 10 million names had been removed from Karnataka’s voter lists without verification.
The revision concerns who is listed as eligible to vote.
Shivakumar said the Congress would hold its own protest rather than join a demonstration organised by other groups.
He also criticised restrictions on protesters in Delhi, including an internet shutdown and detentions, saying they raised concerns about democratic freedoms.
He said protecting voting rights was especially important for Dalits, minorities and backward communities.
The Congress protest was planned for Monday, but the sources do not say what happened next.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said he and all Congress MLAs would travel to Delhi for a protest against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Shivakumar alleged that 10 million voters had been removed from Karnataka’s rolls without verification.
He said the Congress would organise its own protest and did not plan to mobilise a large crowd.
He raised concerns about restrictions, an internet shutdown and detentions linked to protests in Delhi.
He said Dalits, minorities and backward communities needed particular protection of their voting rights.
- Who
- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Congress MLAs.
- What
- They planned to protest against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Shivakumar alleged that 10 million Karnataka voters had been removed without verification.
- When
- Shivakumar said on Sunday that they would travel to Delhi on Monday.
- Where
- Delhi; Shivakumar made his remarks to reporters in Mysuru.
- Why
- Shivakumar said the protest was to defend voters’ rights and oppose alleged removals from electoral rolls without verification.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We cannot delete the names of voters from the list
The Prime Minister should answer whether there is democracy or an emergency in the country. Let us give him time
In a democracy, protesters have the right to protest. They have their own voice. No one can suppress that voice.
This is not democracy; it is a dictatorship.
Shivakumar said he and all Congress MLAs would travel to Delhi to protest against the revision of electoral rolls.
Shivakumar said the Congress would hold its own protest in Delhi.
- Alleged voter deletions
- 10 million names removed from Karnataka’s electoral rolls without verification, according to Shivakumar
- Protest location
- Delhi
- Statement location
- Mysuru
- Planned participants
- Shivakumar and all Congress MLAs
Sources
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