Citizens for Democracy secretary and former State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar demanded that the State government constitute an independent high-level committee comprising a retired Director General of Police (DGP) and High Court judges to inquire into recently filed First Information Reports (FIRs) to ascertain whether they were genuine or politically motivated.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion of opening a voter help centre in Guntur on November 12, Mr. Ramesh Kumar said that there are apprehensions among political parties, leaders and cadres that the State government was misusing the police force to suppress the voice of the opposition by filing false cases. To maintain transparency, accountability and credibility of the institutions, all these alleged politically motivated cases must be verified by a high-level committee, Mr. Ramesh Kumar said.
Along with the organisation’s joint secretary V. Lakshmana Reddy, Mr. Ramesh Kumar said that the voter help centre would work to verify voter lists, help citizens in enrolling, create awareness and undertake relevant activities. He also said that their members will undertake a field verification of voter lists in three Assembly constituencies in the State from three different regions and will submit a report to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
