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INDIA Bloc Announces Massive Protest in J&K Against Modi Govt Over SIR, ECI, Statehood Issues
- •The INDIA bloc, including JKNC, JKPDP, and Congress, will launch a massive joint agitation from October 7 across Jammu and Kashmir.
- •The protest targets three core issues: the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), and the restoration of statehood to J&K.
- •Leaders allege the SIR exercise is being used to delete genuine voters and add bogus ones, while the ECI is working under central government pressure.
- •The bloc will campaign for the early restoration of statehood, linking it to constitutional guarantees pre-August 5, 2019.
- •Protests will include dharnas at district headquarters, submission of a memorandum to the CEC, and a door-to-door campaign to raise awareness.
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The INDIA bloc constituents, including JKNC, JKPDP, and Congress, announced a massive joint agitation starting October 7 across Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the functioning of the Election Commission of India, and to demand the early restoration of statehood.
The three core issues dominating the opposition's agenda are the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls by the Election Commission, concerns regarding the independence and functioning of the Chief Election Commission, and the pressing demand for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory.
Beginning October 7, the alliance plans to stage dharnas at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir, submit a joint memorandum to the Chief Election Commissioner via Divisional Commissioners, run a door-to-door campaign regarding electoral roll revisions, and hold a joint rally in Jammu on October 12.
