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Rajasthan Congress Protest Over Vote Theft Stopped by Water Cannons
The Rajasthan Congress held a protest in Jaipur about alleged problems with voter lists.
Party leaders said names may be added or removed unfairly.
They also called the issue a threat to democratic institutions.
The protesters tried to march to the State Election Commission office.
Police stopped the march using water cannons.
Many police officers and barricades were deployed.
Congress leaders said they would continue taking the issue to people across the state.
A report also said two election commissioners had raised concerns about how voter-list powers were being organized.
Rajasthan Congress workers marched toward the State Election Commission office in Jaipur over alleged vote theft and electoral-roll irregularities.
Police stopped the march soon after it began, using water cannons and barricades near Shaheed Smarak.
Senior Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Govind Singh Dotasra and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, joined the protest.
Dotasra accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of irregularities and said the protest would expand across Rajasthan.
The protest followed reports that two Election Commissioners raised concerns about centralizing authority over voter-list updates.
- Who
- Rajasthan Congress workers and leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Govind Singh Dotasra, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Tikaram Jully and Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.
- What
- A protest march over alleged vote theft and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls was stopped by police using water cannons.
- Where
- Near Shaheed Smarak and the proposed State Election Commission office in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- When
- Monday, September 28.
- Why
- Congress said it was protesting alleged electoral-roll irregularities and what its leaders described as threats to democracy.
Key facts
- Protest location
- Shaheed Smarak, Jaipur
- Destination
- State Election Commission office
- Main issue
- Alleged vote theft and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Police action
- Water cannons, barricades and deployment of a large police contingent
- Traffic impact
- Traffic on MI Road was diverted
- Congress response
- Leaders said the agitation would be taken to people across Rajasthan
- Related report
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly wrote to Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan about the organization of voter-list powers
Quotes
Ashok Gehlot
Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader
“Congress workers will have to remain alert. This is a do-or-die battle. Workers should go among the people, understand the situation in the country and see how they can contribute to saving democracy.”
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“The government resorted to hooliganism in the urban local body elections and misused police and administration. We lost the elections because of delimitation.”
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