In Photos: Opposition Protests Against CEC, SIR Across India
Opposition workers stage protests across the country over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision
Congress workers stage a protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Patna, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Congress workers hold a protest rally against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Jammu, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Bihar Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav climbs over police barricades as police personnel attempt to stop him during the INDIA bloc's march to Lok Bhavan, in Patna. Opposition leaders and workers from RJD, Congress, and Left parties staged the demonstration against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. | Photo: PTI
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, centre, and others during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Bengaluru, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Opposition party workers stage a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Bhubaneswar, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Opposition party workers stage a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Bhubaneswar, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Samajwadi Party workers stage a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in Prayagraj, Thursday, Oct. 08, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Samajwadi Party workers stage a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in Prayagraj, Thursday, Oct. 08, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, actor-activist Prakash Raj, and others hold hands during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Bengaluru, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram and party workers stage a protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Patna, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI