In Photos: Protests Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi Over SIR, Students Demand Resignation
Opposition parties and members of student groups AISA, SFI and NSUI staged a protest near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities and mass deletion of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
People stage a protest against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Police personnel detain people protesting against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bhardwaj being detained by police personnel during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision exercise and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A protestor being detained by the police during an agitation against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
A protester raises slogans as he is being detained by the police during an agitation against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat takes part in a protest against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Police personnel detain people protesting against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Security personnel stand guard during a protest carried out by political parties and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Barricades installed amid heightened security at Jantar Mantar during a protest carried out by political parties and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
All India Students' Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora being detained during a protest carried out by political parties and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
People stage a protest against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
People stage a protest against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
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