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IYC Workers March to Reclaim Jantar Mantar and Demand CEC Resignation
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News18•14-10-2026, 20:15
IYC Workers March to Reclaim Jantar Mantar and Demand CEC Resignation
- •Hundreds of Indian Youth Congress workers marched towards Jantar Mantar to protest its removal from the list of designated protest venues.
- •Protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll discrepancies.
- •Police detained several protesters near the Parliament Street police station after stopping the march led by IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib.
- •The IYC condemned the police action and called for an independent inquiry into the alleged use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators.
- •The organisation vowed to continue its campaign using democratic and constitutional means to restore public dissent spaces.
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Hundreds of Indian Youth Congress workers marched to Jantar Mantar to protest its removal from the list of designated protest venues and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll discrepancies.
The Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues on October 12, citing a Supreme Court directive on identifying alternative venues for public demonstrations.
The protests and demands for Gyanesh Kumar's resignation were triggered by concerns and controversies surrounding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and alleged discrepancies in voter lists.
