Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, 7 October declared that agitation demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would escalate from street protests to Parliament, warning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself would have to step down if the CEC refused to go. Revanth Reddy made the remarks outside Barakhamba Road Police Station in New Delhi, where Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was being held after being detained during the ongoing demonstrations.

Revanth Reddy's Warning at Barakhamba Road

Speaking to the media, the Telangana Chief Minister said, 'So this movement is not going to stop here. It will go from the streets to Parliament to save the Constitution, which is what the INDIA alliance is trying to do.' He added that Rahul Gandhi was being detained and 'set upon by police' every single day, calling it unacceptable. Revanth Reddy had travelled to Delhi alongside Revenue Minister P. Srinivasa Reddy to express solidarity with senior Congress leaders detained for a second consecutive day.

Allegations Against the Modi Government and Election Commission

Revanth Reddy levelled sharp allegations against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, claiming it had deployed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to influence electoral outcomes. He alleged that when those tools 'stopped working' in states such as Bihar, Maharashtra, and Bengal, the government turned to the Election Commission of India (ECI). 'ECI was created to ensure that every citizen has the right to vote, so that people can choose their own government. This is what the Constitution guarantees. But after using agencies and now the ECI, they have deprived people of the ability to vote against PM Modi,' he said. He further alleged that poor and illiterate voters were being deprived of their fundamental electoral rights.

'GK, SIR Go Back' — The New Agitation Framing

Revanth Reddy drew a pointed historical parallel, comparing the protests to the Simon Go Back agitation of the colonial era. 'On the lines of the Simon Go Back agitation, the GK, SIR Go Back movement is taking place today. He will have to resign. PM Modi will have to accept his resignation and apologise to the nation,' he said. He also cited the farm laws episode — in which the Modi government eventually withdrew three contentious agricultural laws after sustained protests — as evidence that sustained public pressure could force a government reversal. 'The people won, and he had to withdraw the laws and apologise as well,' he noted.

INDIA Alliance Frames It as a Constitutional Fight

The Chief Minister was emphatic that the movement extended beyond the Congress party, positioning it as an INDIA alliance-wide campaign to defend constitutional values. He claimed Rahul Gandhi had stated that PM Modi was 'destroying the Constitution, attempting to remove reservation and using the Election Commission of India' to win elections. Revanth Reddy warned the government directly: 'When people raise their voice, the government will have to listen. If it does not, the government will not survive.' The protests come amid a broader political confrontation between the opposition bloc and the Union government over the alleged partisan functioning of electoral institutions — a charge the government has not publicly addressed in response to these demonstrations.