Student Organisations Hold Protest in Patna, Demand Resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
AISA and RYA said the electoral roll revision needs accountability as 11 opposition leaders challenged Election Commission decisions in the Supreme Court.
- On Tuesday, the All India Students' Association and the Revolutionary Youth Association protested at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The protest follows growing opposition criticism concerning the Election Commission's SIR exercise, with critics calling for accountability and alleging that democratic institutions and voting rights face assault.
- Marching toward the Supreme Court on Monday, opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi challenged the SIR exercise; the Supreme Court Registry subsequently identified 14 defects in their writ petition.
- Separately, Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janata Party activists Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, and Ajinkya Shinde on Tuesday after they attempted to breach a cordon at the denotified Jantar Mantar site.
- Senior CPI leader and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the BJP-led Centre and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , alleging that democratic institutions and citizens' voting rights face severe assault.
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Student organisations hold protest in Patna, demand resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The All India Students' Association and the Revolutionary Youth Association held a protest at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration comes amid opposition criticism of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and a petition filed by INDIA bloc leaders in the Supreme Court challenging aspects of the exercise.
Student, youth wings march in Patna seeking CEC's resignation
Patna: Activists of the student and youth wings of the CPI(ML) Liberation on Tuesday, October 13, held a protest march in Patna seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The protest march, starting from Gandhi Maidan under tight security measures, was headed towards Lok Bhavan but was stopped by the police at J P Golambar. Members of CPI(ML) Liberation student wing All India Students’ Association (AISA) and yout…
AISA Stages Lok Bhawan March in Patna, Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
Lagatar24 Desk Patna: Students of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) took out a march to Lok Bhawan in Patna on Tuesday, raising slogans against the SIR and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Students Break Barricades, Scuffle with Police The protesters set out from Gate No. 10 of Gandhi Maidan carrying […]
Left party activists have protested strongly against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Patna. This protest was against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the deduction of names from the voter list.
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