SRINAGAR, OCT 10: Parties belonging to the INDIA bloc staged protest marches across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, accusing the Election Commission of irregularities and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
The demonstrations were part of a nationwide agitation by opposition parties against alleged “vote chori” and concerns surrounding the functioning of the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In Srinagar, workers of the Congress, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) assembled at the Congress headquarters on M.A. Road and raised slogans against the BJP-led Central Government and the Chief Election Commissioner.
The protesters demanded Kumar’s resignation and attempted to march towards the main road. However, police personnel stopped them from moving beyond the Congress office complex.
The demonstration continued for some time before the protesters dispersed peacefully.
Similar protest marches were organised by INDIA bloc parties at several district headquarters across the Kashmir Valley as part of the opposition’s campaign over electoral transparency and accountabili
