10/10/2026
INDIA Block Demonstrates at Khanabal Demanding Resignation and Arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
KHANABAL (ANANTNAG):
Under the nationwide campaign "Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao" (Save Vote, Save Country), constituent parties of the INDIA Block held a major demonstration today at Khanabal, Anantnag. Alliance leaders and workers strongly protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation and arrest.
During the protest, leaders highlighted that through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, 13.30 crore (13 crore 30 lakh) votes were deleted from the voter lists across the country. Leaders stated that these registered voters were systematically removed from the rolls during the SIR drive in a targeted move to favor the BJP and ensure the defeat of the Congress party and other opposition parties.
The alliance held the Prime Minister of India and the Union Home Minister directly accountable for providing political support and utilizing the election machinery during elections for vote theft, EVM manipulation, and massive voter disenfranchisement. Expressing their anger, alliance workers burned an effigy of Gyanesh Kumar at the protest site.
Addressing the gathering, Congress Spokesperson Sartaj Ahmed read and highlighted Article 326 of the Constitution of India, emphasizing that the constitutional right to adult suffrage and free and fair elections has been gravely compromised by these mass SIR deletions.
The protest witnessed strong participation from key regional leadership across District Anantnag, including Congress District President Anantnag Farooq Ahmad Bhat, National Conference MLA Abdul Majid Larmi, PDP District President Advocate Sheikh Javed, and CPI(M) District President Ghulam Nabi Malik, along with their respective party workers and supporters.
Party workers and leaders together initiated a march from Khanabal towards the District Magistrate (DM) Office, Anantnag. However, police and local administrative personnel intercepted and stopped the march en route.
The leaders collectively declared that the "Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao" campaign will continue to fight relentlessly for the restoration of deleted voters, electoral integrity, and the protection of constitutional democracy.
Issued By:
District Congress Media Department
