Haryana Congress to launch campaign to protect people’s voting rights, says Sanjay Dutt

Haryana Congress will launch ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ campaign from November 12 to November 24 in the State, for what it terms an initiative to defend democracy, protect people’s voting rights and expose alleged electoral manipulation.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Haryana Sanjay Dutt and Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narender Singh will lead the two-week tour, participating in ‘Chaupals’ (community gatherings) across Haryana.

Mr. Dutt said the objective is to engage with people and mobilise public opinion in defence of democratic institutions and electoral integrity.

“The campaign assumes particular significance in Haryana, where the Congress party has raised serious questions about the integrity of the 2024 Assembly elections. Congress maintains that the people’s mandate in favour of the party was subverted through a systematic conspiracy of electoral manipulation,” he said in a statement.

“Our campaign will be much more than a series of public meetings. It is an initiative to take the fight for democracy directly to the people. Through these ‘Chaupals’, the Congress will expose electoral irregularities, sensitise citizens about the dangers of manipulated electoral rolls and build a statewide movement to safeguard every citizen’s fundamental democratic right to vote. We continue to reiterate the demand for the resignation and criminal investigation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The objective is unequivocal: every vote must be protected, every voter must be respected, and the Election Commission must function independently, impartially and without political interference,” he added.

Besides senior party leaders and functionaries, district Congress committee presidents, presidents and office-bearers of various frontal organisations, cells and departments from across Haryana will participate in this statewide campaign.