The Odisha State Committee of the SUCI (Communist) staged a powerful demonstration at Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar, protesting the alleged authoritarian removal of over 13 crore citizens from voter lists nationwide.
The agitation was part of a nationwide call given by the SUCI (Communist) Central Committee. Leaders strongly criticised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of orchestrating a fascist assault on the democratic rights of the public.
Addressing the gathering, state secretary and central committee member Shankar Dasgupta stated that the exclusion of millions of voters not only strips them of their fundamental voting rights but also places their Indian citizenship in question, effectively barring them from essential government welfare schemes. Speakers also alleged that a controversial software was used to centralise name additions and deletions, intentionally benefiting the ruling party while blocking genuine new voters through manipulated Form 6 regulations.
The protesters put forward three core demands:
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Immediate dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Complete cancellation of the entire SIR process.
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Immediate reinstatement of all wrongfully excluded voters nationwide through a transparent SIR mechanism.
The protest rally was presided over by Shankar Dasgupta and featured speeches from prominent party leaders, including Bishnu Das, Raghunath Das, Swayamprabha Nayak, Surendra Mallick, Biswabasu Das, and Purna Chandra Behera.
