INDIANAPOLIS — State Senator Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Indiana Senate will reconvene on Dec. 8:

“We are once again being pulled into a process that puts politics above people, and Hoosiers deserve to know the truth. This sudden December session is not about fairness, transparency or representation. It is an attempt to manipulate Indiana’s Congressional maps to protect political interests, not the voices of the people we serve.

“I am urging Hoosiers to contact their lawmakers, come to the Statehouse and make their voices heard. This is not about left versus right; it is about right versus wrong. I ask my colleagues to reject this effort and stand up for real representation, accountability and the integrity our state deserves.”