CPI(ML) holds protest march to DM office
LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- The CPI(ML) held a protest march on Saturday from Parivartan Chowk to the district magistrate's office in the state capital as part of nationwide calls demanding the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The activists submitted a six-point memorandum addressed to the President through the city magistrate.
The party alleged its Lucknow district secretary Ramesh Singh Sengar has been under house arrest for over 24 hours, while AISA UP president Manish Kumar and Allahabad secretary Bhanu have been detained by UP STF in Meerut.
All India Students' Association (AISA) Lucknow president Shantam Nidhi said the question is about maintaining public confidence in the electoral process. Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) joint secretary Rajeev Gupta said young people have the right to question the credibility of the electoral process.
Sarojini Bisht, convenor of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), said the protection of voting rights must be ensured during any revision of electoral rolls. Madhusudan Magan, secretary, All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), was also present....
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