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Telangana Youth Congress Protesters Demand Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
Youth Congress members protested in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
They demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign and be arrested.
The protesters shouted slogans and burned an effigy of him.
Their leader, Jakkidi Shivacharan Reddy, claimed that about 14 crore votes had been deleted across India.
He also accused the Election Commission of bias.
These claims were made by the protesters and are not independently confirmed in the articles.
Congress members held more protests at two collectorates.
They asked for an inquiry and for eligible voters’ names to be restored if they were wrongly removed.
The articles do not report a response from the Election Commission.
Telangana Youth Congress workers protested outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and arrest.
The protesters shouted slogans and burned an effigy of Kumar.
State Youth Congress president Jakkidi Shivacharan Reddy alleged that the Election Commission was biased and that about 14 crore votes had been deleted nationwide.
Congress leaders also held protests at the Hyderabad and Rangareddy collectorates, calling for an inquiry into voter-list revisions.
Protesters demanded a review of the SIR process and restoration of eligible voters’ names if they had been removed.
- Who
- Telangana Youth Congress workers led by state president Jakkidi Shivacharan Reddy, along with other Congress leaders.
- What
- They protested, demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and arrest and calling for an inquiry and review of voter-list revisions.
- Where
- Outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Hyderabad and at the Hyderabad and Rangareddy collectorates.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Why
- The protesters alleged bias and irregularities in voter-list revisions and said eligible voters’ rights had been affected.
Key facts
- Main protest location
- Outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Hyderabad.
- Additional locations
- Hyderabad and Rangareddy collectorates.
- Main demand
- Protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and arrest.
- Claim about deleted votes
- Jakkidi Shivacharan Reddy alleged that around 14 crore votes had been deleted nationwide.
- Protest action
- Protesters shouted slogans and burned an effigy of Gyanesh Kumar.
- Further demand
- Congress leaders called for a comprehensive review of the SIR process and restoration of eligible voters’ names if removed.
Quotes
Rachamalla Siddheshwar
Former chairman of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan
“The SIR process conducted so far must be comprehensively reviewed, and if the rights of eligible voters have been removed anywhere, they must be immediately restored.”
deccanchronicle.com
“We submitted a representation to the joint collector. Our struggle will not cease until Gyanesh Kumar is arrested and a comprehensive inquiry is conducted.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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