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Hyderabad Protesters Demand SIR Rollback and Election Chief’s Resignation
More than 300 people gathered in Hyderabad to protest changes to voter lists.
They said some people’s names may have been removed unfairly.
The protesters want the voter-list revision process stopped and want Election Chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They also criticized a government computer system used in the process.
The protest was led by a new group called the Telangana People’s Front.
The group says it wants to become a political party and offer solutions to public problems.
The article says more than 73 lakh people in Telangana received notices during the revision.
The Election Commission has also ordered a drive to enrol voters who were left out and a review of its online system.
More than 300 people gathered at Hyderabad’s Indira Park on Saturday to protest the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Led by the newly formed Telangana People’s Front, protesters called for the SIR’s rollback and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Protesters also demanded repeal of the Chief Election Commissioner Act 2023 and raised concerns about ECINet’s role in voter deletions.
The article reports that more than 73 lakh voters in Telangana received SIR notices, including over spelling mismatches.
The Telangana People’s Front, formed two months ago, says it plans to develop into a political party ahead of the state’s 2028 assembly election.
- Who
- More than 300 protesters, including members of the Telangana People’s Front, the Cockroach Janata Party and social pressure groups.
- What
- A protest demanding the SIR’s rollback, Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and repeal of the CEC Act 2023.
- Where
- Dharna Chowk at Indira Park in Hyderabad.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Why
- Protesters objected to alleged voter deletions and notices, and raised concerns about ECINet and the CEC’s decision-making.
Key facts
- Attendance
- More than 300 people, according to the article.
- Protest duration
- From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
- Main organiser
- Telangana People’s Front (TPF).
- Telangana notices
- More than 73 lakh voters reportedly received notices under the SIR.
- Protest demands
- Rollback of the SIR, resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and repeal of the CEC Act 2023.
- TPF formation
- The group took shape as a social pressure group two months before the protest.
- TPF political plans
- Founding members said they intend to establish a political party closer to Telangana’s 2028 assembly elections.
- Election Commission steps
- The EC ordered a drive to enrol voters left out and a review of ECINet.
Quotes
Srujana Yadav
Founding member of the Telangana People’s Front
“We are an anti-Right, anti-fascist, socioeconomic justice platform, for whom the Indian Constitution will be a constant guiding light. Each of our members has at least a Master’s degree, and we are going to be a platform and a party that not just raises questions and leaves, but also offers credible solutions to the varied problems our society faces today.”
theprint.in
“With CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s colleagues questioning his demeanour and decision-making, the office of the CEC stands compromised. Therefore, this is a peaceful protest and a call asking for him to resign on moral grounds.”
theprint.in
Sources
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