Hanumakonda, Oct.5 : Responding to a nationwide call by the INDIA Alliance, leaders and workers from various opposition parties organized a massive rally from Ambedkar Center to the Hanumakonda Collectorate, protesting against the alleged subversion of the Election Commission of India (ECI) by the Union Government. The demonstration culminated in a large-scale protest outside the District Collectorate, where alliance leaders burned an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of illegal voter roll deletions under the guise of the SIR process.
Addressing the gathering presided over by District Congress Committee (DCC) President Inagala Venkatram Reddy, Congress MLAs Naini Rajender Reddy, K.R. Nagaraju, and Revuri Prakash Reddy accused the ruling party at the Center of compromising the autonomy of the Election Commission for political gains. The legislators alleged that after deploying central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against opposition figures, the Union Government has resorted to voter suppression to manipulate elections. CPI State Assistant Secretary Takkallapalli Srinivas Rao and CPM District Secretary G. Prabhakar Reddy called for the immediate dismissal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the restoration of deleted votes, and the reinstatement of the Chief Justice of India in the CEC selection panel.
Following the protest, a delegation comprising Congress, CPI, CPM, Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS), and New Democracy leaders submitted a formal memorandum to the District Collector. Key political figures present included KUDA Chairperson Gundu Sudharani, TJS leaders Nunna Appa Rao and Chilla Rajendra Prasad, CPI District Secretary Karre Bikshapathi, market committee chairpersons, and various grassroots leaders from partner parties.
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