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Congress's Clarion Call Against EC! Protests from Bhopal to Districts, CWC Meeting in 3 Days.
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News18•24-09-2026, 13:56
Congress's Clarion Call Against EC! Protests from Bhopal to Districts, CWC Meeting in 3 Days.
  • •Congress has announced large-scale protests against the Election Commission, starting with a gherao in Bhopal.
  • •The party demands a case against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and vows to continue the movement until action is taken.
  • •The protest will be in two phases: first in Bhopal, then memorandums will be submitted in all districts of the state.
  • •A Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be held in three days to decide future strategy and a blueprint for a nationwide movement.
  • •Jitu Patwari hit back at BJP over Rahul Gandhi's letter on OBC reservation, urging the community to teach the government a lesson in 2028.

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The Madhya Pradesh Congress announced a phased protest, beginning with the gherao of the Election Commission office in Bhopal on Monday, followed by district-level protests and memorandum submissions on Tuesday. The party is demanding a case be registered against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and vows to continue the movement until action is taken.

The Congress party has called a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to be held after three days to discuss the matter, determine future strategy, and potentially outline a blueprint for a nationwide movement.

MP Congress president Jitu Patwari hit back at the BJP over Rahul Gandhi's letter regarding OBC reservation, claiming that the Congress provided the reservation while the BJP paid lawyers to block it. He appealed to the OBC community to teach the government a lesson in 2028 and alleged that state development is restricted to paper work, citing false moong procurement and subsidy withdrawals in Hoshangabad.