INDIA bloc stages protest against SIR in Karnataka, demands CEC's resignation

Bengaluru, Nov 5 (UNI) Opposition INDIA bloc parties in Karnataka on Thursday staged a protest at Freedom Park here against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and scrapping of the exercise. The demonstration was part of the bloc's nationwide agitation against the SIR process and the functioning of the Election Commission of India. The protesters sought the scrapping of the SIR exercise, alleging that it could undermine democratic rights and affect the electoral participation of eligible voters. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president B K Hariprasad had earlier said…