Protesters in Mumbai demand the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar.

The entities involved

• Gyanesh Kumar →

  Indian businessperson (born 1983, child of Satya Narayan Thakur)

  • Anti-CEC protests continue in Delhi, while the Indian diaspora stages demonstrations in London demanding resignation.15:46
  • Protests in Delhi and Ganderbal demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, with Mufti and Abdullah comparing the situation to Kashmir restrictions.05:07
• election commission →

  body which oversees elections

  • Opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court and filed a petition demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.17:15
  • Rajnath Singh alleges protests target the Election Commission, while opposition seeks regime change modeled after Bangladesh.16:58

Related events

• Opposition bloc and Congress held protests in Delhi and Bengaluru against the Election Commission.Oct 6
• Demands for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner arose due to the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Sep 26
• Rahul Gandhi demanded a meeting with the election commission, while Sudhanshu Trivedi accused him of staging a drama.Oct 7
• Protests in Delhi demand the resignation of the Election Commission chief over alleged electoral irregularities.Oct 10
• Gyanesh Kumar leads a protest against alleged irregularities by the Election Commission.Sep 25