New Delhi, October 12:
Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy and several legislators from the state arrived in New Delhi to participate in the protest led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process initiated by the Election Commission.
Speaking to the media at Karnataka Bhavan, New Delhi, Minister Chaluvaraya Swamy expressed the concerns raised by the Congress party over the SIR exercise and stressed the need to protect the voting rights of citizens while ensuring transparency in the electoral process.
The protest, organised against the Election Commission’s SIR initiative, saw the participation of several Karnataka leaders, including legislators Hampana Gouda Badarli, Venugopal Nayak Shorapur, Basavaraj Daddal, and MLC Vasanth Kumar, among others.
Congress leaders stated that the protest aims to safeguard democratic rights and demand transparency and accountability in the preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
Reported by: Josh, New Delhi
