MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
- On Friday, September 25, 2026, the Bihar Congress unit held demonstrations in Patna against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with police deploying water cannons to disperse workers attempting to reach the Chief Electoral Officer's premises.
- Demonstrations followed reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi filed at least 14 written objections over the previous 10 months concerning the Special Intensive Revision and electoral roll changes.
- Protesters chanted "vote chor, chunav aayog chhod" and demanded Kumar's resignation. In New Delhi, the National Students' Union of India and Indian Youth Congress marched to gherao the Election Commission office.
- Police detained several IYC leaders, including national president Uday Bhanu Chib, at the Delhi protest site. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan urged the Election Commission to "dispel misgivings from the minds of the people" over SIR concerns.
- PIB Fact Check debunked a viral video claiming to show September 2026 Gen-Z protests demanding Kumar's resignation, clarifying the footage actually depicts a January 2024 protest against Electronic Voting Machines in New Delhi organized by 22 organisations.
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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.
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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