Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Ponnam Vows Fight Against Alleged Voter Deletions
Ponnam Prabhakar says every eligible person should be able to vote.
He is worried that some poor people in villages may have been wrongly removed from voter lists.
He accused the Election Commission of not acting independently.
He also criticized the arrests of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at a protest in Delhi.
Ponnam said stopping peaceful protests can limit people’s right to speak up.
He says Congress will take its ‘Desh Bachao...
Vote Bachao’ campaign to local communities.
The campaign is meant to protect people’s voting rights.
Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said voting is a fundamental constitutional right and warned against attempts to undermine it.
He alleged eligible and poor rural residents’ names were being deleted during voter-list revision.
Ponnam accused the Election Commission of acting under the Central government’s influence rather than independently.
He condemned the arrests of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during a Delhi protest over alleged voter-list irregularities.
He said Congress would expand its grassroots ‘Desh Bachao... Vote Bachao’ campaign to protect voters’ rights.
- Who
- Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar; he also referred to Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, the Election Commission and Congress.
- What
- Ponnam alleged voter-list deletions and criticized the Election Commission and the arrests of two Congress leaders during a protest.
- When
- He addressed the media on Tuesday.
- Where
- Sriramulapalli in Koheda mandal, Siddipet district; the protest he discussed took place in Delhi.
- Why
- He said the campaign would protect voters’ rights and respond to alleged irregularities in voter lists.
Ponnam and Congress
Election Commission and Central Government
Election Commission’s independence
Ponnam and Congress
Ponnam alleged that the Election Commission was functioning under the Central government’s influence instead of acting independently.
Election Commission and Central Government
The article does not provide a response from the Election Commission or the Central government.
Voter-list revision
Ponnam and Congress
Ponnam expressed concern that poor and eligible rural residents’ votes were being deleted.
Election Commission and Central Government
The article does not include a response or explanation from officials about the alleged deletions.
Arrests during protest
Ponnam and Congress
Ponnam condemned the arrests of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi and said preventing peaceful protests curtails democratic rights.
Election Commission and Central Government
The article does not state the authorities’ rationale for the arrests.
- Speaker
- Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister for BC Welfare and Transport
- Location of remarks
- Sriramulapalli, Koheda mandal, Siddipet district
- Issue raised
- Alleged deletion of poor and eligible rural voters from voter lists
- Election Commission criticism
- Ponnam alleged it was influenced by the Central government
- Protest in question
- A Delhi protest over alleged voter-list irregularities
- Campaign
- ‘Desh Bachao... Vote Bachao’ (Save the Nation... Save the Vote)