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Congress and SP Protests Erupt Across Uttar Pradesh Demanding CEC Resignation
- •SP MP Ramgopal Suman was placed under house arrest in Agra to prevent him from joining the collectorate protest.
- •Protests, effigy burning, and foot marches were witnessed across multiple districts including Sitapur, Unnao, Prayagraj, and Barabanki.
- •Congress leaders planned demonstrations in Prayagraj while Rahul Gandhi continued protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •Police registered FIRs and clashed with protesters in several areas over effigy burnings and unauthorized marches.
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The protests and demands for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation were sparked by allegations of vote theft and a media report revealing that two other election commissioners objected multiple times to decisions regarding electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Regulation process, prompting widespread opposition demonstrations.
Police placed Samajwadi Party National General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Ramgopal Suman under house arrest at his residence in Hari Parvat, preventing him from attending the proposed protest at the collectorate.
Congress and Samajwadi Party workers staged protests by holding foot marches, burning effigies, staging sit-ins, and submitting memorandums addressed to the President, demanding accountability and the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner.
