Ranchi, Oct. 11 -- Jharkhand Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey and Congress MLA Rajesh Kachhap on Sunday said Congress leaders and party workers from the state were heading to Delhi to participate in a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Speaking to ANI in Ranchi, Tirkey questioned why a political party was defending the CEC amid allegations of irregularities in the electoral roll revision process. She said the Election Commission should have addressed the concerns and provided clarifications.

"Why is a political party coming forward and protecting a bureaucrat, Gyanesh Kumar, the CEC? There have been so many shortcomings and so...