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AISA Activists Defy Detentions, Return to Jantar Mantar Demanding CEC Resignation
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News18•03-10-2026, 15:00
AISA Activists Defy Detentions, Return to Jantar Mantar Demanding CEC Resignation
- •AISA activists returned to Jantar Mantar a day after over 1,000 protesters, including political leaders and student activists, were detained during a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The fresh mobilization followed a call from AISA national president Neha Bora, who was among those detained on Friday, urging activists to continue their protest demanding Kumar’s resignation and raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Police began detaining people as they gathered near the protest site, with heavy security deployment and barricades on roads leading to Jantar Mantar.
- •The protest also addresses allegations of irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls and comes after reports of two Election Commissioners objecting to SIR decisions made without their knowledge.
- •Despite Delhi Police denying permission for Friday’s gathering and imposing heightened security, AISA and other groups are pressing ahead with their demonstration.
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AISA activists returned to Jantar Mantar to continue protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation and raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Delhi Police detained more than 1,000 protesters, including political leaders, student activists, and figures like AISA national president Neha Bora and activist Yogendra Yadav, from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas.
The protests followed reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision issued without their knowledge.