Bhopal, Nov. 27 -- Youth Congress workers on Thursday staged a protest in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, against the ongoing second phase of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the country.
The demonstration quickly turned chaotic when protestors climbed up on barricades, prompting police to use water cannon to disperse the crowd.
Congress has constantly opposed the SIR process, accusing the BJP-led central government and the Election Commission of India of "deleting" the names of voters from the underprivileged community from the voter list.
In opposition to the SIR process, Congress has launched a nationwide 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhodo' campaign.
A similar protest was also organised in Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, under the ...
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