Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:57pm on 25 Sep 2026,Friday Politics
Congress workers staged nationwide protests on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with demonstrations reported in Delhi, Bihar, Assam, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In Delhi, Indian Youth Congress members marched to Jantar Mantar and raised slogans against Kumar. In Kolkata, Congress workers marched from College Street towards the state Chief Electoral Officer’s office before being stopped by police. Protesters in Patna and Chandigarh faced water cannons, while police used tear gas in Manipur. Several Assam Congress leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi, were detained. The protests followed allegations concerning the Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and related decisions.
