Agitation against CEC will go on till he is removed: Venugopal

K. C. Venugopal. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Sunday (November said the Congress-led agitation against CEC Gyanesh Kumar would continue until he was removed from the post and the country's electoral system was made impartial and transparent.

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Speaking to reporters in Alappuzha, Mr. Venugopal said protests were continuing across states and districts, with only a brief pause expected during the Deepavali festival.

He described the November 1 rally organised by the Congress in New Delhi as one of the strongest protests witnessed in the country, saying the party was fighting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

"We will withdraw from this agitation only after Gyanesh Kumar is removed from the post and steps are taken to make India's electoral system and processes flawless, impartial and fair. This is not a struggle that we will abandon midway," he said.