Madurai Lok Sabha MP Su. Venkatesan said on Sunday (Sept. 27) that Gyanesh Kumar should resign to preserve the credibility of the Election Commission.
Madurai Lok Sabha MP Su. Venkatesan told reporters in Hosur that the Tamil Nadu government’s government order exempting the police from the Right to Information Act has caused great shock.
The inauguration of the special conference for contract workers, organized by CITU, was held in Hosur on Sunday. Participating in it and inaugurating the conference, Lok Sabha MP Su. Venkatesan delivered the keynote address. Later, he told reporters:
It is heartening that Hosur in Krishnagiri district is emerging as a major industrial growth center in Tamil Nadu. Here, more than 54 large companies and over 19,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises are operating. More than 200,000 workers are employed in these. The arrival of new factories and industrial investments in Hosur is welcome. At the same time, the legal basic rights of the workers employed here, including fair wages and working hours, must be fully ensured. The growth of industry and the rights of workers are like two eyes. This special conference emphasizes that the welfare of workers must be protected.
It is deeply shocking that the Tamil Nadu government’s Home Department has issued a government order exempting the law and order wing from the scope of the Right to Information Act. In a democratic system, the police department is one of the most important departments and must be monitored with transparency. This government order is detrimental to the democratic environment. Therefore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister S. Joseph Vijay should immediately revoke this order.
Demand for Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign:
In the electoral history of independent India, Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is acting in a manner that violates legal provisions and democratic values. To preserve the credibility of the Election Commission, the highest body under the Constitution, he must resign immediately. Emphasizing this, a massive statewide protest will be held in Tamil Nadu on the 1st on behalf of the Left parties, he said.
Earlier, at the special conference for contract workers held in Hosur by the CITU trade union, CITU state president Comrade Soundararajan, district president Sridhar, Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretary Suresh, and several others participated.
