BRS to protest in Hyderabad on October 10, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

The BRS plans to protest outside the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer’s office on October 10, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao have called for an independent inquiry into alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will stage a protest outside the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office in Hyderabad on October 10, intensifying its campaign demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The BRS has raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the alleged large-scale deletion of voters in constituencies represented by its MLAs. The party has demanded a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the voter revision process.

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BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the Supreme Court should take suo motu cognisance of the alleged irregularities and order an independent judicial investigation by a sitting judge.

“Nothing is greater than the Constitution of India. And no Indian citizen can be stripped of their right to vote. Gyanesh Kumar must go. No individual is above the institution,” he said in a post on X.

Questioning what he described as attempts to protect the Chief Election Commissioner, Rama Rao asked how one person could be considered more important than the rights of 1.4 billion Indians.

“This nation has seen many individuals come and go, and it has stayed strong, it has survived beautifully. So why this desperation to protect one man?” he asked.

He asserted that the time had come for Gyanesh Kumar and anyone attempting to build what he called a “quasi-system” that destroys the soul of the nation to step aside.

BRS Legislature Party deputy leader T Harish Rao said democracy was bigger than any individual or government. He described the Election Commission as the backbone of Indian democracy, not a shield for those in power.

“Gyanesh Kumar must take responsibility. If the Election Commission cannot command public confidence, the CEC must resign,” he said.

Citing Articles 324, 325 and 326 of the Constitution and the Representation of the People Acts of 1950 and 1951, Harish Rao said the country needed a credible, impartial and inclusive electoral system.

“No eligible voter can be arbitrarily denied their right to vote,” he said.