Lucknow: Launching a sharp offensive against Election Commission, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday accused chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of operating under BJP ’s influence to systematically delete marginalised voters from electoral rolls.
Earlier reporting noted: Cases registered over CEC protests ‘baseless’: UP Congress Uttar Pradesh Congress on Tuesday dismissed as “baseless” the cases registered against party workers following protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday. Earlier reporting noted: Addressing a press conference, UP Congress president Ajay Rai said, “No worker engaged in any irresponsible behaviour. The government should review the CCTV footage to see if workers actually entered homes or if anyone was injured,” he said.
Rai also condemned the state administration’s clampdown on party workers during Monday’s statewide protests. He alleged that police registered false FIRs invoking severe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provisions — including attempt to murder, rioting and assault on public servants — against peaceful demonstrators in Agra, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur and Kasganj. Challenging the administration to release CCTV footage to substantiate charges of violence, Rai assured that the party will extend full legal support to jailed cadres. There were no scuffles, no vandalism, no obstruction of official work and no damage to police vehicles or public property. Despite this, during Monday’s protests against Gyanesh Kumar across various districts, serious criminal charges were filed against Congress workers. In Agra specifically, cases were registered under grave sections such as attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt and rioting. “I challenge the government to examine CCTV footage from nearby homes to verify the facts.
Earlier reporting noted: Rai alleged that police assaulted party workers during the Agra protest and filed fabricated FIRs invoking serious sections of the BNS, despite no such incident having taken place.
Addressing reporters alongside AICC spokesperson Abhay Dubey and former minister CP Rai, UPCC chief Ajay Rai cited Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi ’s recent visit to Delhi’s Yamuna riverfront, claiming 729 out of 730 eligible slum dwellers had their names struck off the voters’ list.