Vijay-led TVK to Join INDIA Bloc Meet Seeking CEC Gyanesh Removal

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), represented by party leaders Aadhav Arjuna and Maria Wilson, will attend the consultative meeting of the INDIA bloc on Saturday. 

As part of the meeting, the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, is expected to be among the key demands raised by the opposition alliance. Top opposition leaders of the INDIA bloc on September 30 gathered at the Constitution Club to discuss alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, concerns over electronic voting machines (EVMs), and a demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh



Kumar.

The series of meetings comes days after a report by The Media said that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times over a period of 10 months regarding decisions and procedures related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and other electoral matters. 

Earlier, on Friday, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Friday said the party and the INDIA bloc leaders were ready to face arrest, alleging that the votes of common people were being "snatched" through the Election Commission of India.Speaking on the protests against the CEC, he said that this is a "do-or-die" fight for the Congress.