Senior Correspondent.TOD.Balurghat
The Left Front staged a sit-in protest and public rally at Thana More in Balurghat on Thursday, accusing the Centre of undermining democratic institutions and citizens’ voting rights.Organised by the Left Front, the demonstration called for changes to the procedure for appointing Election Commissioners, the cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and measures to ensure the neutrality of the Election Commission of India.
Addressing the gathering, Left Front leaders criticised the removal of the Chief Justice of India from the committee responsible for appointing Election Commissioners. They said the earlier arrangement, which included the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India, should be restored to safeguard the independence of the electoral body.The protesters also demanded that the names of all eligible citizens be included in the electoral rolls and that their constitutional right to vote be protected.
Among their other demands were the cancellation of the SIR exercise and the removal and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Several Left Front leaders attended the protest, warning that they would intensify their movement in the coming days to defend democratic values, constitutional rights and the independence of electoral institutions.
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