Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (UNI) The 12-hour Odisha bandh called by the INDIA bloc on four major demands received widespread public response across the state, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das claimed on Thursday, warning that the party would intensify its agitation in the coming days.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday reiterated the party’s three “non-negotiable” demands amid intensifying Opposition protests against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, scrapping of the SIR exercise and a return to ballot paper voting.
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (UNI) Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday accused the Congress and its allies of spreading misinformation about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and creating an impression of differences within the Election Commission of India.