As part of its nationwide protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Congress staged a demonstration

Party workers also held a sit-in protest at Balson crossing to voice their opposition regarding Election Commission ’s functioning and issues concerning the voters’ list. Slogans were raised against BJP and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the protest campaign. Prayagraj: As part of its nationwide protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Congress staged a demonstration in Prayagraj on Monday.

Congress MP Ujjwal Raman Singh, who participated in the demonstration, said that the party is agitating across the country over issues concerning the fairness of elections, voters’ rights, and the security of votes. Following the sit-in, Congress workers further marched towards the District Collectorate. During the rally, workers took out an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and set it on fire. When the police reached the spot and tried to take away the effigy, a scuffle broke out between them and the Congress workers. The police failed to seize it and the workers burnt the effigy completely. He noted that party MP Rahul Gandhi has consistently raised concerns regarding alleged irregularities in the electoral process and the voters’ list. He demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and called for action to be taken against him.