INDIA bloc to protest against SIR in Kalaburagi on October 13

The INDIA bloc, comprising the district Congress committee, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Communist Party of India, has announced plans to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kalaburagi on October 13. The protest is aimed at demanding the scrapping of the SIR, removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and an investigation into the alleged misuse of Form 7 applications.

Protesters claim that the SIR exercise is being used to disenfranchise eligible voters, with 1,054 Form 7 applications submitted in Kalaburagi district alone. The protest comes amid allegations of suppression of dissent by the BJP-led Union government, with leaders accusing the government of detaining protesters, students, and youth organization leaders in New Delhi.

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