SIR aimed to benefit NDA, alleges Congress

AICC observer Jayakumar addressing the media in Srikakulam on Tuesday.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer and North Andhra in-charge for the ‘Vote Bachao-Desh Bachao’ agitation K. Jayakumar on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had taken up the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) only to benefit the BJP led NDA alliance in the country.

Mr. Jayakumar along with Srikakulam Congress Committee president Sanapala Annaji Rao, held a review meeting in Srikakulam and asked all party leaders to highlight the alleged removal of voters belonging to minority and disadvantage communities in a systematic way. He called for a month-long agitation campaigns in villages, mandals and Srikakulam town.

Speaking to media, Mr. Jayakumar, a former Member of Parliament from Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu, said that the Congress party’s agitation against the alleged vote theft had caught the attention of nation while hoping the people of Andhra Pradesh would also the reject NDA in the 2029 general elections.

Mr. Annaji Rao said that over 2 lakh votes of migrated labourers were removed in Srikakulam district, even though many of them return to their native places during festivals, important functions and election time.

AICC youth wing secretary G. Srinivas, A.P. ST Cell chairman Bharat, Congress Party city president Rella Suresh, East Coast Railway Advisory Body former member and Narasannapeta Congress leader Mantri Narasimha Murthy and others were present.