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Congress and Left Parties Rally in Khammam Against CEC
Congress and four left-wing parties held a march in Khammam on Thursday.
They started at Pavilion Ground and walked to a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
The protesters wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Some speakers accused him of helping the BJP.
They also said his actions had made people doubt the election authority and electronic voting machines.
A Congress leader said party members would keep working to protect democracy.
A CPI leader said the BJP government was weakening the reputation of constitutional bodies.
These were the protesters’ claims and criticisms.
Congress and four left parties jointly held a protest rally in Khammam on Thursday.
The rally proceeded from Pavilion Ground to the Dr B.R. Ambedkar statue.
Participants demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign.
Speakers accused Kumar of acting in the BJP’s interests and questioned the credibility of the election authority and electronic voting machines.
Party representatives said they would continue agitation to protect democracy and criticized the BJP government’s treatment of constitutional bodies.
- Who
- Congress, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML-New Democracy) and CPI(ML-Mass Line) organised the rally; speakers included leaders from the participating parties.
- What
- A protest rally demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- From Pavilion Ground to the Dr B.R. Ambedkar statue in Khammam, Telangana.
- When
- Thursday; the article gives no date.
- Why
- The organisers accused Gyanesh Kumar of acting in the BJP’s interests and said his actions had cast doubt on the election authority and electronic voting machines.
Protest organisers’ allegations
CEC’s response
Gyanesh Kumar’s conduct
Protest organisers’ allegations
Protest speakers alleged that Kumar acted as an agent or rubber stamp for the BJP and said he had no moral right to remain in office.
CEC’s response
The article provides no response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission.
Election authority and voting machines
Protest organisers’ allegations
Organisers said Kumar’s conduct had placed the election authority and electronic voting machines under suspicion.
CEC’s response
The article provides no response from the CEC or other officials on these claims.
Key facts
- Organisers
- Congress, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML-New Democracy) and CPI(ML-Mass Line)
- Location
- Khammam
- Route
- Pavilion Ground to the Dr B.R. Ambedkar statue
- Demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Participation
- The report says a large number of people took part
- Congress DCC president
- Nuthi Satyanaraya
- CPI leader
- Bhagam Hemantha Rao
Sources
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