Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud accused the Election Commission of compromising the electoral process. He alleged that the Centre was influencing the poll panel and that democracy faced a serious threat.
Speaking at a media conference on Monday, Mahesh Kumar Goud criticised the Narendra Modi and Amit Shah-led central government. He alleged that the Election Commission had abandoned impartiality and was acting in the BJP’s interests.
He also expressed concern that the commission’s actions had created uncertainty for voters. Goud further alleged that authorities were manipulating the election process across the country.
Mahesh Kumar Goud raises vote-related allegations
Goud alleged that the Election Commission’s conduct contributed to the defeats of the RJD in Bihar and the TMC in West Bengal. He also alleged that Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan lost a seat because of a conspiracy involving the poll process.
According to Goud, vote-related irregularities were damaging democracy. He further claimed that officials themselves had expressed strong dissatisfaction with the functioning of the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, he announced nationwide protests against what Congress described as irregularities by the poll panel. He said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi would lead the campaign to protect democracy.
The media conference also drew several senior Congress leaders. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, former MP Azharuddin and MPs Vivek Venkataswamy, Anil Kumar Yadav and Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy attended.
Former minister Shabbir Ali, Anjan Kumar Yadav, Survey Satyanarayana and MLAs Danam Nagender, Sri Ganesh and Naveen Yadav also joined the meeting. DCC presidents Mote Rohith, Deepak John and Khalid, along with Minority Commission chairman Faheem Qureshi, were also present.
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