Congress workers protest seeking resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Mysuru Friday
Congress activists accused the CEC of helping the ruling BJP to come back to power at the Centre, besides helping the saffron party to win various assembly polls held in different states, by deleting more than 13 crore voters from the electoral list. Earlier reporting noted: Congress leads protests demanding CEC’s resignation, arrest The Congress on Friday (September 25, 2026) led nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar , accusing him of compromising the integrity of India’s electoral process, with the party’s general secretary (organisation), K.C.
They raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi , accusing him of misusing the Election Commission (EC) for his political advantage, and said that he was involved in the murder of democracy. Somashekhar said that thousands of voters belonging to backward classes, scheduled castes and Muslims were deleted from the electoral list of his constituency. Congress will prove the deleted voters are genuine voters, by providing supporting documents, he said. Venugopal said the nationwide protests would continue until the CEC stepped down. Kumar to overcome public opposition to the government through “artificial manipulation”.
Mysuru: Congress activists led by former MLA MK Somashekhar held a protest at Ramaswamy Circle in Mysuru, demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged differences among the poll panel’s top officers on key electoral decisions. Congress activists are protesting to protect the sanctity of the Election Commission, they stated. The protesters demanded that the CEC take responsibility and resign from his post. Venugopal, seeking Mr. Kumar’s resignation and arrest for alleged electoral malpractice. Civil society groups and other organisations held parallel protests in Delhi and several States. Water cannons were used against demonstrators in Patna, Lucknow, and Punjab, while protesters were detained in Assam, Jammu, Odisha, Manipur and other States. In Manipur’s capital, Imphal, the police fired a few tear-gas shells to disperse the protesters. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress leader alleged that they were using Mr.
Earlier reporting noted: Congress workers took to the streets across the country, with protests in several places being stopped by the police. Earlier reporting noted: In Kerala’s Malappuram, Mr.