Archive · 11 Oct 2026
INDIA Bloc Announces Monday Protest Over Voting Rights
The INDIA bloc is an alliance of opposition parties.
K C Venugopal said it plans to hold a big protest in Delhi on Monday.
The bloc says it wants to protect people's right to vote and make elections fair.
It has criticised changes to voter lists and raised concerns about how elections are handled.
Venugopal said the bloc had met the President and planned to meet the Chief Justice of India.
He accused two senior government leaders of protecting the chief election commissioner, but the reports do not include their replies.
Venugopal also criticised the Centre for not approving an AIIMS hospital in Keralam.
He said a minister had promised in 2015 that one would be approved the following year.
Opposition parties also held marches in the Kashmir Valley, where police stopped protesters from leaving the Congress office complex in Srinagar.
K C Venugopal said the INDIA bloc will hold a major protest in Delhi on Monday over voting rights and electoral fairness.
Venugopal said the bloc had met the President and planned to meet the Chief Justice of India on Monday.
He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of shielding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the reports include no response from them.
The opposition has criticised the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and raised concerns about electoral-process irregularities.
Venugopal also criticised the Centre for not approving an AIIMS in Keralam, citing a 2015 assurance; INDIA bloc parties held protest marches in the Kashmir Valley.
- Who
- The INDIA bloc; the protest announcement was made by AICC general secretary K C Venugopal.
- What
- The bloc plans a major Delhi protest concerning voting rights and electoral fairness.
- When
- The protest is planned for Monday; Venugopal announced it on Saturday.
- Where
- Delhi; Venugopal made the announcement in Alappuzha, Keralam. INDIA bloc parties also held marches in the Kashmir Valley.
- Why
- The bloc says it seeks to protect voting rights and ensure a free and fair electoral process.
INDIA Bloc and Congress
BJP-led Government and Election Commission
Electoral rolls and fairness
INDIA Bloc and Congress
The opposition says it is defending voting rights and electoral integrity, and has raised concerns about the Special Intensive Revision and alleged irregularities.
BJP-led Government and Election Commission
The articles report the opposition's criticisms but do not include 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.
BJP-led Government and Election Commission
The reports do not include responses from Modi, Shah, or Kumar to the allegations.
AIIMS in Keralam
INDIA Bloc and Congress
Venugopal said the Centre failed to honour a 2015 assurance and argued that the reasons for not approving an AIIMS were unjustified.
BJP-led Government and Election Commission
The reports mention that the Union government cited reasons for not approving the facility, but do not detail them or provide its response.
- Planned protest
- A major INDIA bloc protest in Delhi on Monday
- Announcement
- K C Venugopal announced the protest on Saturday in Alappuzha.
- Meetings
- Venugopal said the bloc had recently met the President and would meet the Chief Justice of India on Monday.
- Electoral-roll issue
- The opposition has criticised the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- CEC allegations
- Venugopal accused Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of trying to protect Gyanesh Kumar; the reports provide no response from them.
- AIIMS in Keralam
- Venugopal said a Union Health Minister assured him in 2015 that an AIIMS would be sanctioned for Keralam the following year.
- Kashmir Valley marches
- INDIA bloc parties held marches; in Srinagar, police stopped protesters from leaving the Congress office complex.
Sources
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