MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
- Congress supporters protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged problems with voter lists in Patna on September 25, 2026.
- Police used water cannons to disperse the protesters near the Bihar Assembly as they tried to reach the Election Commission office.
- Congress demanded an independent review of electoral-roll changes linked to the Special Intensive Revision and announced district-level protests for September 28.
- Agra Police detained two Congress leaders over an alleged protest and wall defacement near Kumar’s ancestral residence.
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Congress hits streets against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demands his removal
The Congress party has launched nationwide protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his removal. Accusing him of acting in favour of the BJP and citing alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions (SIR), party workers burned effigies and clashed with police. Opposition parties plan further action, including a meeting of the INDIA bloc to strategize for his ouster.
Congress continues nationwide protests, mounts pressure for resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Protests by the Congress and some other opposition parties for resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued on Monday with leaders questioning the way decisions had been taken concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters lists and the process of addition and deletion of voters.
'Gaddar Gyanesh': Congress Protest Across States Demanding CEC's Resignation
Congress workers protested in Jharkhand and Maharashtra seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR allegations. In Agra, protesters also defaced his residence with derogatory slogans.
A 2024 video of a protest against EVMs in Delhi is shared as a September 2026 protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
On 25 September 2026, several opposition parties, including the Congress, held protests across the country demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had separately demanded his resignation and appealed to Gen Z to join its proposed agitation. In Delhi, police detained protesters, including Neha Bora, who [...]
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