Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:27am on 24 Oct 2026,Saturday India
Around 500 protesters from student, youth, women’s, farmers’ and civil society organisations marched through central Delhi on October 23, 2026, demanding the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Demonstrators attempted to march towards the Election Commission of India headquarters but were stopped by police. Authorities said around 20 protesters were detained and later released, while organisers claimed more were detained. Activists, including Yogendra Yadav and Annie Raja, joined the demonstration. Farmers’ groups also organised protests nationwide, demanding electoral transparency and protection of voting rights. (PC: The Hindu)
