ECI aiding BJP to win elections, alleges TPCC chief
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president has demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging the ECI is biased toward the BJP. Congress leaders held a rally in New Delhi to protest alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision process.
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Accusations of electoral malpractice against constitutional bodies can impact public trust in democratic institutions and election integrity.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was supporting the BJP in manipulating electoral rolls to help the party win elections.
He along with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka participated in a rally over the issue in New Delhi.
Speaking at the rally against alleged vote theft and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, he said people from across the country had converged on the national capital to intensify the movement against electoral malpractice. The youth in particular were angry over the alleged irregularities involving the BJP and the Election Commission, he said.
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