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INDIA Bloc Plans Delhi Protest Over Voting Rights
The INDIA bloc is a group of opposition parties.
It plans to hold a big protest in Delhi on Monday about people's right to vote and fair elections.
K C Venugopal said the group had already shared its concerns with the President and would meet the Chief Justice of India.
He accused two senior government leaders of trying to protect the chief election official, but the articles do not include their response.
The bloc also objects to a change to voter lists called the Special Intensive Revision.
Venugopal criticised the government for not approving an AIIMS hospital for Keralam.
He said a Union Health Minister had promised in 2015 that one would be approved the next year.
Opposition parties also held marches in the Kashmir Valley.
In Srinagar, police kept protesters from marching beyond the Congress office complex.
The INDIA bloc plans a major protest in Delhi on Monday to press for voting rights and a free and fair electoral process.
K C Venugopal said the bloc had met the President and planned to meet the Chief Justice of India on Monday.
Venugopal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of trying to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the articles provide no response from them.
Venugopal criticised the Centre for not approving an AIIMS facility in Keralam, saying a Union Health Minister had promised in 2015 it would be sanctioned the following year.
INDIA bloc parties also marched in the Kashmir Valley; police stopped protesters in Srinagar from leaving the Congress office complex.
- Who
- The INDIA bloc, with AICC general secretary K C Venugopal announcing the Delhi protest.
- What
- A major protest is planned over voting rights and electoral fairness; INDIA bloc parties also held marches in the Kashmir Valley.
- Where
- Delhi; other marches took place in the Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar.
- When
- The Delhi protest is planned for Monday; Venugopal announced it on Saturday.
- Why
- The bloc says it is campaigning to protect voting rights and ensure a free and fair electoral process.
INDIA Bloc and Congress
BJP-led Government
Electoral rolls and voting rights
INDIA Bloc and Congress
The INDIA bloc says it is defending voting rights and electoral integrity, and has raised concerns about the SIR and alleged irregularities.
BJP-led Government
The articles describe the opposition's concerns but do not provide a response from the BJP-led government or the Election Commission.
Chief Election Commissioner
INDIA Bloc and Congress
Venugopal accused Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of trying to protect Gyanesh Kumar and said the bloc would continue its campaign.
BJP-led Government
The articles report Venugopal's allegations but do not include a response from Modi, Shah, or Kumar.
AIIMS for Keralam
INDIA Bloc and Congress
Venugopal said the Centre had failed to honour a 2015 assurance and argued that the reasons for not approving AIIMS for Keralam were unjustified.
BJP-led Government
The articles mention that the Union government cited reasons for not approving the facility but do not detail those reasons or include its response.
Key facts
- Planned Delhi protest
- Monday
- Announcement
- K C Venugopal, AICC general secretary, announced the protest on Saturday.
- Stated campaign focus
- Voting rights and a free and fair electoral process
- Planned meeting
- Venugopal said the bloc would meet the Chief Justice of India on Monday.
- Electoral-roll issue
- The bloc has criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- AIIMS assurance recalled
- Venugopal said a Union Health Minister assured him in 2015 that AIIMS would be sanctioned for Keralam the following year.
- Srinagar march
- Police stopped protesters from marching beyond the Congress office complex.
Quotes
K. C. Venugopal
Congress leader quoted in the article
“PM Modi is behaving like a leader nearing his downfall. He is afraid of the opposition's protests.”
rediff.com
businesstoday.in
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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