A state-level protest against the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists will be held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on October 8, with a public hearing led by three retired Supreme Court judges among the main features of the programme, according to an announcement reported by Prajavani.
The Janata Nyayalaya, or people’s court, and a large protest are scheduled to begin at 10.30 am. The event is being organised by a coalition of secular parties and public-interest organisations opposing the voter-list revision process. The organisers say the programme is intended to hear the problems of people affected by the revision.
The planned gathering places voter-list administration at the centre of a public mobilisation in Bengaluru. Electoral-roll revision is an administrative process, but changes to voter records can directly affect a resident’s ability to participate in elections. The reported event will therefore bring complaints from affected people into a public forum outside the routine administrative process.
According to the report, three retired judges of the Supreme Court will listen to the grievances presented at the state-level Janata Nyayalaya. The source does not specify the number of people expected to attend, the nature of individual complaints, or whether the hearing will produce a formal report or recommendations.
The programme is also expected to draw writers, artists, public figures and political representatives. Those named in the announcement include writer Devanur Mahadeva, actor Prakash Raj, CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, and economist Parakala Prabhakar. The report says several other thinkers, artists and writers will also participate.
The event reflects the political and civic opposition that has formed around the Special Intensive Revision process in Karnataka. The organising coalition includes secular parties and public-interest groups, but the supplied report does not identify the specific parties involved or provide the coalition’s detailed demands.
Freedom Park, a designated public protest venue in central Bengaluru, will host the gathering. The location allows a large public meeting to take place within the city while putting the issue before residents, civil society groups and political organisations. The report does not state whether traffic diversions, police restrictions or other arrangements have been announced for the event.
The immediate focus will be on the complaints presented by people described as affected by the voter-list revision and on the responses from the retired judges hearing them. The source also does not state whether representatives of the election administration have been invited to respond during the programme.
The Janata Nyayalaya and protest are scheduled for 10.30 am at Freedom Park on October 8. Further details about the grievances raised, the organisers’ resolutions and any follow-up action will depend on the proceedings and statements issued after the gathering.
