New Delhi: The INDIA bloc is set to meet in the national capital on Wednesday (September 30) to work out a joint strategy against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The meeting will take place at the Constitution Club of India. The agenda includes a proposed removal motion against the CEC and plans for a series of protests across the country.
It demanded Kumar’s immediate resignation, suspension of the SIR exercise and restoration of 13.3 crore names that have been removed from electoral rolls. The CWC also demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over its allegations about the election process.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) had set out its position a day earlier.
The CWC resolution has given the INDIA bloc a clear political line for the September 30 meeting. It called for Kumar’s resignation, suspension of the SIR and restoration of the 13.3 crore names that were removed from the electoral rolls. Congress units in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh held rallies on Monday (September 28) demanding te CEC’s resignation and restoration of votes deleted during SIR.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said the party is no longer part of the INDIA bloc, while making it clear that AAP would support a removal motion against CEC Kumar if it is brought in Parliament. The party has said it supports the issue being taken up in Parliament. Akhilesh has said he will be in Lucknow for the nomination of his party’s Rajya Sabha candidates. The party also said it would pursue the issue in Parliament, courts and through public demonstrations.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are expected to represent the Congress. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee will also attend the meeting. The list also shows some parties will not attend the meeting. The Aam Aadmi Party has decided not to attend the meeting. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has also decided to skip the meeting. Congress President Kharge and General Secretary Venugopal have have contacted him regarding the meeting. The political campaign is visible in states.
