K C Venugopal Joins Congress’s ‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod’ Drive in Kerala, Pledges Five Crore Signatures
The party is mounting a nationwide signature push to protest alleged electoral‑roll manipulation, aiming to pressure the Election Commission.
Overview
- Venugopal took part in the door-to-door and signature campaign in Kaithavana ward of Alappuzha on Sunday.
- He said Congress will gather five crore signatures across India for submission to the Election Commission of India.
- He described alleged vote chori as a broader assault on the Constitution that threatens India’s integrity.
- He has questioned the ECI over denying machine‑readable rolls to parties, deleting polling CCTV within 45 days, and its stance on 65 lakh deletions in Bihar.
- The mobilisation follows Rahul Gandhi’s 16‑day Bihar yatra on voter‑registration irregularities, while the BJP has defended the ECI’s actions.