INDIA bloc to meet today to finalise plan for anti-SIR agitation
The INDIA bloc's opposition members are set to meet to formulate a plan of action against the Election Commission, centering on the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Notable leaders from Congress and TMC will attend, while DMK and AAP will be absent. This meeting follows a recent protest by Left party members at the EC headquarters demanding Kumar's resignation.
Opposition INDIA bloc members will convene in New Delhi today to finalize a strategy for a coordinated protest against the SIR exercise. The bloc aims to unite against the Election Commission (EC) amid controversy over its functioning. Prominent leaders such as Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Jairam Ramesh, along with members from the Left, CPI, CPM, NCP-SP, and Sena UBT, will participate in the meeting.
Mamata Banerjee, who recently arrived in Delhi, has accused the EC's software team of betraying the people. The DMK and AAP have declined to join the meeting, while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is absent due to upcoming election nominations in Uttar Pradesh and will send representatives. The Left party members, including CPM's MA Baby, had already led a protest at the EC headquarters, demanding the CEC's resignation.
Sources suggest that the TMC might release audio recordings of their meetings with the CEC to expose his interactions with political parties.
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