Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy accused the Narendra Modi government of using central investigating agencies and, more recently, the Election Commission of India to influence electoral outcomes, and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, where the INDIA Bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were protesting on Wednesday, he alleged that the BJP realised that misusing Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were not yielding the desired election results, and are now using the Election Commission to influence elections in States such as Bihar, Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Mr. Revanth Reddy said, “Once, it was the Simon Go Back movement, which led to freedom of India. Today, Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation will lead to Narendra Modi exiting the Prime Minister’s chair. PM Modi must ensure Gyanesh Kumar resigns, this is the Congress’ demand.”

He reminded that the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has revealed how Mr. Gyanesh Kumar had become an ‘instrument’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to undermine the Constitution and deprive several sections of their votes through the electoral roll revision process.

Mr. Reddy said the ECI had been created to ensure that every citizen could exercise the right to vote and choose the government of their choice, as guaranteed by the Constitution.