CEC Gyanesh Kumar protests escalate, Chhattisgarh visit postponed

Demonstrations demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation have intensified. Delhi Police detained approximately 260 INDIA bloc protesters, including 10 MPs. Opposition leaders, spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, marched from Parliament to the Election Commission, breaching security to stage a sit-in at Akashwani Bhawan. Kumar faces criticism over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and alleged procedural violations during his tenure as PWD secretary, now under investigation in Kerala. His scheduled two-day Chhattisgarh visit on October 7-8 has been postponed. Another protest is planned for October 10 at Jantar Mantar.