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IYC Protesters Wear Batman Masks in Delhi and Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
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News18•09-10-2026, 18:45
IYC Protesters Wear Batman Masks in Delhi and Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
- •Indian Youth Congress workers wearing Batman masks protested in New Delhi demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
- •Led by IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib, protesters attempted to march from Akbar Road toward Kartavya Path before 25 of them were detained by Delhi Police.
- •The youth wing accused the Election Commission of questionable functioning and demanded that all eligible voters wrongly deleted or marked dead be restored to the lists.
- •Chib criticized the government and police for denying permission to protest at Jantar Mantar while welcoming Supreme Court observations protecting the right to demonstrate.
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IYC workers protested in Delhi wearing Batman masks to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, insisting that wrongly deleted voter names be restored.
The Delhi Police detained 25 IYC protesters after the group attempted to march from Akbar Road toward Kartavya Path during their demonstration.
The Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure there is no complete prohibition on the movement of metro trains and trains coming to Delhi for the Cockroach Janta Party protest, noting that law enforcement can restrict unruly movement without bringing everything to a halt.
