Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar addressed the crowd at Freedom Park, Bengaluru during the INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' protest on 5 November 2026, rallying against what the alliance described as large scale voter roll deletions.
The 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' demonstration at Freedom Park on 5 November 2026 saw Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar lead INDIA bloc leaders in condemning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, which the opposition alleges has been used to illegitimately delete voter names.
At the Freedom Park protest on 5 November 2026, INDIA bloc leaders, including Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar, demanded an immediate halt to the alleged deletion of voter names under the SIR exercise, warning it threatened democratic representation.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told the gathering at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026 that the INDIA bloc would continue to resist what it described as systematic voter disenfranchisement through the SIR drive.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and State Congress President B.K. Hariprasad jointly took part in the INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' march at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026, underlining Congress's unified front on the voter roll issue.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stood alongside CM D.K. Shivakumar at the INDIA bloc's voter rights protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026, reinforcing the Congress leadership's collective stance against the SIR process.
The INDIA bloc protest at Freedom Park on 5 November 2026 presented a rare united platform for Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah, with both leaders calling for the reversal of alleged voter deletions under the SIR exercise.
At Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026, INDIA bloc leaders D.K. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah condemned the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, alleging it had led to the wrongful removal of genuine voters from electoral rolls across Karnataka.
Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, and State Congress President B.K. Hariprasad together led the INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026, presenting a show of Congress strength on the voter roll controversy.
The INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 5 November 2026 concluded with CM D.K. Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, and State Congress President B.K. Hariprasad pledging continued agitation until the alleged electoral roll deletions linked to the SIR drive are fully reviewed.