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AAP Protests Against CEC in Chandigarh; Manish Sisodia and Other Leaders Detained
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CNBC TV18•10-10-2026, 14:14
AAP Protests Against CEC in Chandigarh; Manish Sisodia and Other Leaders Detained
- •Punjab ruling party AAP staged a major protest in Chandigarh against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote theft.
- •Prominent leaders including former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema led the demonstration.
- •Manish Sisodia, Baltej Punia, Sonia Mann, and several other AAP leaders were detained by the Chandigarh Police.
- •AAP strongly backed the protest call given by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and demanded the CEC's resignation.
- •Leaders accused the BJP-led Centre of imposing an unannounced Emergency and suppressing democratic rights by detaining protesters.
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The AAP held a protest in Chandigarh to condemn alleged vote theft and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the removal of 13 crore voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise and voter list manipulations.
During the demonstration near the Punjab chief electoral office, several prominent leaders including Manish Sisodia, Baltej Punia, Sonia Mann, and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema were detained by the Chandigarh Police.
Manish Sisodia and the Cockroach Janta Party demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged voter-list manipulation, changes relating to Form 6, and the removal of 13 crore voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
