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Congress Protests Alleged Electoral Roll Irregularities During SIR Revision
The Congress party held a protest in Hanamkonda over changes to voter lists.
They said some names may have been added or removed improperly during a special revision.
Several Congress leaders and elected representatives joined the protest.
The group marched to the district collectorate.
They held a sit-in outside the building and burned an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress leaders asked the district collector to investigate the changes.
They also demanded action against people they said were responsible.
The article does not report a response from the Election Commission to these allegations.
The Hanamkonda District Congress Committee staged a protest alleging irregularities in electoral-roll revision under the SIR exercise.
DCC president Engala Venkatram Reddy led the rally, joined by three elected representatives from the Warangal region.
Protesters marched from the Arts and Science College auditorium to the Hanamkonda collectorate and held a sit-in.
The protesters burned an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress leaders submitted a memorandum seeking an inquiry into roll changes and action against those responsible.
- Who
- The Hanamkonda District Congress Committee, led by Engala Venkatram Reddy, with participation from Congress representatives.
- What
- A protest alleging irregularities in electoral-roll revisions under the special intensive revision exercise.
- Where
- From the Arts and Science College auditorium to the Hanamkonda collectorate.
- When
- Monday.
- Why
- Congress leaders sought an inquiry into alleged additions and deletions of voter names and action against those responsible.
Key facts
- Protesting organization
- Hanamkonda District Congress Committee
- Protest leader
- DCC president Engala Venkatram Reddy
- Participating representatives
- Warangal West MLA Naini Rajender Reddy, Warangal MP Kadiyam Kavya, and Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy
- Issue raised
- Alleged irregularities during special intensive revision of electoral rolls
- Memorandum recipient
- Hanamkonda collector Chahat Bajpai
- Main demand
- A comprehensive inquiry into electoral-roll changes and action against those responsible
- Other demand
- Congress leader Venkatram Reddy called for criminal cases and the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
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