New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The Congress on Monday announced a sustained nationwide agitation against the SIR exercise and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, including a programme under which its workers, called "vote rakshaks", will reach out to the more than 13.3 crore people whose names have been struck off the voters' list.
The announcement for a "Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao" campaign was made after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a meeting of party general secretaries, in-charges and state unit chiefs at the Indira Bhawan here. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was also present at the meeting.
Briefing reporters on the meeting, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said all INDIA
Bloc MPs will peacefully march from the Makar Dwar of Parliament House to the Election Commission's (EC) office on Tuesday morning.
From October 2 to October 8, the parties in the Opposition Bloc will have district-level meetings and marches against "vote chori" (vote theft), pressing for the demand of Kumar's removal, he said.
From October 10 to October 20, the Congress in particular, would carry out these marches and meetings as part of the campaign.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.