Hanumakonda, Oct.1 : CPI State Assistant Secretary Thakkallapally Srinivas Rao has demanded the immediate dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Election Commission of India of acting in violation of constitutional norms and illegally deleting the votes of poor and eligible citizens. Addressing a massive protest demonstration organized jointly by the CPI and CPI(M) in front of the Hanumakonda Collectorate on Thursday, Srinivas Rao demanded the immediate restoration of all deleted votes and the halting of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
The protest was jointly presided over by CPI Hanumakonda District Secretary Karre Bikshapathi and CPI(M) District Secretary Prabhakar Reddy. Participating as the chief guest, Srinivas Rao alleged that the Central government led by Narendra Modi had come to power using backchannels and was using the Election Commission as a tool to undermine democratic processes. He asserted that the SIR exercise is being used to disenfranchise valid voters illegally and warned that Left parties across the country will continue nationwide agitations until the process is completely halted.
Prominent leaders present at the demonstration included CPI Hanumakonda District Secretary Karre Bikshapathi, State Council Member Adari Srinivas, District Assistant Secretaries Thota Bikshapathi and Maddela Elleshm, leaders Ashok Stalin, Edunuri Venkatrajam, Kottepaka Ravi, Bathini Sadanandam, and Malothu Shankar. From the CPI(M), district leaders Sarampally Vasudeva Reddy, M. Chukkayya, Botla Chakrapani, T. Uppalayya, and Godugu Venkat participated along with a large gathering of party cadres and supporters.
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