Vidyanagar and Unkal block Congress workers held a protest rally on Monday in Hubballi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged ‘vote chori’ and accusing him of undermining India’s democratic system.
Meanwhile, Davanagere has completed the SIR of the electoral roll 10 days ahead of the Election Commission ’s deadline, DC GM Gangadharaswamy said on Monday. Addressing reporters, the DC said 180 names were deleted from the voter list out of 7,086 voters who received notices during the revision process.
He said they also identified five Nepalese nationals and recommended legal action. Most of those removed were found to be either deceased or to have relocated.
Former minister H Anjaneya alleged that BJP workers were preparing fake Form 7 applications and pressuring BLOs to delete genuine voters from electoral rolls. Congress workers took out a rally from Gandhi Circle to the DC’s office, raising slogans against the Union govt and PM Narendra Modi . He urged the President to intervene and take appropriate action to protect democratic institutions and constitutional rights. In Hubballi, Vidyanagar and Unkal block Congress workers took out a rally demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar over alleged ‘vote chori’. The rally began at Dr BR Ambedkar Circle with slogans being raised against the Centre.
Chitradurga/Hubballi/Davanagere: The district Congress committee staged a protest in Chitradurga on Monday, demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar under its ‘Save Vote, Save Country’ campaign.