Protests against SIR to resume in Delhi on November 26
An umbrella group of activists, farmers, and students plans a march from Mandir Marg to Jantar Mantar.
An umbrella group of civil society activists, trade unions, farmers, and students, including the Cockroach Janta Party, will resume anti-SIR protests on November 26. According to Telegraph India, the group People Against SIR announced a protest programme that will run until December 20.
P. Krishnaprasad, the finance secretary of the CPM-backed All India Kisan Sabha, said the November 26 protest will involve a march from Mandir Marg to Jantar Mantar. He added that public meetings will be held across India where people will present evidence of hardships caused by the SIR.
Transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj stated at a news conference that changing the Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number is dangerous for citizens. She noted that people use voter cards to access facilities like pensions, scholarships, and ration cards, and changing the EPIC number makes it difficult to prove they are legitimate beneficiaries.
Actor Prakash Raj, who campaigned against the SIR, claimed at the news conference that people protesting to save the Constitution were arrested. He also disputed claims that 3 crore people on the voter list were Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The group plans to hold demonstrations across the country to assert the right to vote and livelihood. They intend to conduct voter list audits and awareness campaigns between November 26 and December 20.
The group aims to hold meetings at the booth level and pass resolutions by December 20. These resolutions will request the President of India to abolish the SIR and restore the right to vote for every citizen before new elections are announced.