‘We will withdraw from agitation only after Gyanesh Kumar is removed’: K C Venugopal
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AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday shared the Congress-led agitation against CEC Gyanesh Kumar would continue until he was removed from the post and the country's electoral system was made impartial and transparent.
Adding to this, Venugopal alleged that the deletion of names from electoral rolls would deprive poor people of their voting rights and access to various government benefits. (File Photo/ANI) In conversation with reporters here, Venugopal shared protests were continuing across states and districts, with only a brief pause expected during the Diwali festival.
Meanwhile, He described the November 1 rally organised by the Congress in New Delhi as one of the strongest protests witnessed in the country, saying the party was fighting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Notably, "We will withdraw from this agitation only after Gyanesh Kumar is removed from the post and steps are taken to make India's electoral system and processes flawless, impartial and fair. This is not a struggle that we will abandon midway," he shared.
As per the latest buzz, Venugopal alleged that the deletion of names from electoral rolls would deprive poor people of their voting rights and access to various government benefits, which, he claimed, were increasingly being linked to voter identity cards.
In further updates, He shared the Congress would launch a nationwide 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' (Save the Vote, Save the Nation) campaign at the panchayat level over the next one-and-a-half months.
On top of that, As part of the campaign, the party would appoint a 'Vote Rakshak' (guardian) in every polling booth to scrutinise electoral rolls, identify people whose names had been deleted and visit their homes to help them get their names restored, he shared.
Congress units were organising programmes across states and districts, while plans were also being drawn up for joint programmes with other political parties, he shared.
Source: Hindustan Times