Telangana Congress calls statewide protests over electoral-roll revision
The Telangana Congress has announced statewide protests on September 28 over the Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision process. The party’s state president is seeking detailed information on deletions from draft rolls, the reasons for them and objections received.
The Telangana Congress will hold statewide protests on September 28 over the Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision process, according to The Hindu. The party’s Telangana president has demanded that the Election Commission publish state-wise and constituency-wise details of names deleted from the draft electoral rolls. The demand also covers the reasons for each deletion and the number of objections received.
The party is seeking other details related to the revision process as well. The source material does not specify the locations of the planned protests, the expected number of participants or the Election Commission’s response to the demands. The dispute concerns the preparation of draft electoral rolls and the information the Congress says should be made public.
The available report does not state how many names were deleted, how many objections were filed or when the requested information might be released. The protests are scheduled for September 28, as announced by the state Congress.
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