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Assam Congress Chief Gaurav Gogoi Detained Protesting CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Removal
- •Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and other senior leaders were detained during a protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The Congress marched from Rajiv Bhawan towards the Chief Electoral Officer’s office to burn an effigy of the CEC but were stopped by police barricades.
- •Gogoi stated the protest was a "democratic step" and accused the BJP of being scared, vowing to continue fighting for Indian democracy.
- •Detained leaders were taken to the 4th Assam Police Battalion, shouting slogans against the BJP and CEC, including 'arrest Gyanesh Kumar'.
- •The Congress cited an Indian Express report claiming Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to SIR-related decisions, vindicating their concerns about electoral machinery manipulation.
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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and several senior leaders were detained on Friday while trying to break through police barricades during a protest march from Rajiv Bhawan toward the Chief Electoral Officer's office. The demonstration was organized to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
An Indian Express report stated that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections on at least 14 occasions over 10 months concerning Special Intensive Revision (SIR) decisions, voter deletions, and electoral roll data. However, the Election Commission maintained that all SIR decisions were made unanimously with approval from all three commissioners.
The protests involved Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, AICC secretary Manoj Chauhan, Seva Dal president Deep Bayan, and APCC general secretary Udit Bhanu Das, along with other party members. Additionally, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and other opposition figures have voiced strong criticisms and staged demonstrations demanding the resignation or removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
