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Congress Protests Across MP: Barricades Broken, Clashes with Police, Water Cannons Used
- •Congress is protesting in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •In Indore, Congress held a foot march from Harsiddhi Square to the Collector's office, with a large number of workers participating.
- •In Dewas, Congress burned an effigy of Gyanesh Kumar and submitted a memorandum to the President demanding his dismissal.
- •Across Gwalior, Mandsaur, Sehore, Bhind, Harda, and Mandla, Congress workers broke barricades and clashed with police.
- •Police used water cannons to disperse protesters, and effigies of PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah were also burned in some areas.
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The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh has been staging protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over issues related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and allegations of vote manipulation and election transparency.
During the protests across multiple districts such as Indore, Gwalior, Sehore, and Mandla, Congress workers took out foot marches and rallies, broke through police barricades, entered collectorate premises, chanted slogans, and burned effigies of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Police deployed heavy security forces, set up multi-layered barricades, and used water cannons and minor physical intervention to stop protesters from entering government premises and to control the crowds.
