Udupi: Several Congress leaders from Udupi district participated in the party’s massive ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest in New Delhi against the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
The protest was organised to express the Congress party’s opposition to the functioning of the Election Commission. Party leaders and workers from Udupi district joined the demonstration under the leadership of the Congress party.
Udupi District Congress president Kishan Hegde Kolke Bail and several block Congress presidents were among those who took part in the protest.
District and block-level leaders participate
Those present included Udupi Block Congress president Ramesh Kanchan and District Guarantee Scheme Committee chairman Ashok Kodavoor.
Block Congress presidents Shubhada Rao, Gopinath Bhat, Santhosh Kulal, Raghavendra Shetty, Aravind Poojary and Pradeep Shetty also participated.
Congress leaders Prashanth Jattan and Sunil Bangera joined the protest, along with other party workers and leaders from the district.
The participation of the Udupi delegation reflected the involvement of district-level Congress leaders in the party’s state and national political programmes.
Protest targets Election Commission’s functioning
The ‘Delhi Chalo’ demonstration was organised by the Congress to raise objections to the functioning of the Election Commission and its leadership. The party’s protest specifically targeted CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress leaders and workers from different parts of the country gathered in New Delhi as part of the programme. The Udupi district leaders also joined the demonstration, expressing solidarity with the party’s stand.