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IYC Protests Student Detentions, Demands CEC Resignation Amidst Delhi Crackdown
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News18•03-10-2026, 23:15
IYC Protests Student Detentions, Demands CEC Resignation Amidst Delhi Crackdown
- •Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers protested on Raisina Road against the detention of students from Jantar Mantar.
- •Demonstrators blocked police vehicles transporting detained students and raised slogans.
- •IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib questioned the detentions, noting many women were among those taken to undisclosed locations.
- •The protest also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions and voter deletion.
- •Nearly 200 protesters were detained as groups attempted to gather at Jantar Mantar despite prohibitory orders in New Delhi.
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The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers demonstrated on Raisina Road to protest against the detention of students who had gathered at Jantar Mantar.
Demonstrators raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and mass voter deletions.
Police officials confirmed that nearly 200 protesters were detained after groups attempted to gather at Jantar Mantar despite existing prohibitory orders across the New Delhi district.
