Bengaluru, Nov 5 (PTI) Leaders of the INDIA bloc in Karnataka on Thursday staged a protest at Freedom Park here against the SIR of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging misuse of constitutional institutions to undermine democracy.
The protest in Bengaluru is part of the INDIA bloc’s nationwide agitation against the SIR exercise and seeking the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
It is in continuation of the agitation organised by the INDIA bloc at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on November 1 against the SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Congress leaders said.
AICC Secretary incharge of Karnataka Gopinathan Palaniyappa, State Congress President B K Hariprasad, host of party leaders, legislators and Ministers, also leaders from INDIA bloc parties like CPI(M) state secretary K Prakash, CPI leader Saathi Sundaresh, Forward Bloc’s Shivashankar, CPI(ML) leader Clifton D’Rozario, among others were present.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is also likely to take part in the protest, Congress sources said. PTI KSU ROH
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