Shimla, Oct. 10 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said he would join the Congress's proposed march to the Supreme Court on Monday, alleging that the Centre was seeking to suppress protests over what the party describes as "vote theft" and curbs on democratic rights.

Speaking to reporters in Shimla, CM Sukhu said the right to vote was a fundamental democratic right secured through the Constitution framed under the leadership of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. He said the right enabled citizens to elect governments and hold them accountable through elections.

"When it emerges that the right to vote is being taken away, that votes are being stolen and governments are being formed through it, the youth of this country ...