Udupi: The Kota Block Congress staged a protest in Saligrama against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with hundreds of party workers taking part in a procession along the main road near National Highway 66.
The protest procession began at the Kota Block Congress office and moved along the main road of Saligrama, which runs parallel to National Highway 66. The rally later culminated in a gathering near the Saligrama bus stand, where party leaders and workers assembled to oppose the electoral roll revision exercise.
Participants raised slogans against the SIR process and expressed their objections to the exercise. The demonstration was organised by the Kota Block Congress as part of the party’s protest against the revision of electoral rolls.
Congress leaders participate in protest
Several senior Congress leaders and local party functionaries took part in the procession and the meeting held after the rally.
Former MP K. Jayaprakash Hegde, Udupi District Congress President Kishan Hegde Kolkebailu, leader Molahalli Dinesh Hegde and Kota Block Congress President Thimma Poojary were among those present.
Hundreds of party workers joined the demonstration, raising slogans and voicing their opposition to the SIR exercise. The gathering near the Saligrama bus stand marked the conclusion of the procession.
Opposition to electoral roll revision
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has become a subject of political debate, with Congress and other Opposition parties raising concerns about the exercise and its possible impact on voters.
The Saligrama protest reflected the Congress party’s opposition to the process at the local level. Party workers participated in the rally to draw attention to their concerns over the revision of electoral rolls.
The demonstration was held along the main road of Saligrama, close to National Highway 66, before concluding near the bus stand. Local and district-level Congress leaders joined workers at the gathering.
The protest adds to the series of demonstrations being organised by Congress units against the SIR exercise in different areas. The party has continued to raise the issue through public meetings, rallies and protests.