Patna protesters demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner

Protesters in Patna, Bihar, were stopped by police while marching toward the Election Commission office to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration, involving members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), was organized to protest alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.

The activists are calling for the restoration of names that were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, West Bengal, and other states and Union Territories. To prevent the procession from reaching its destination, police deployed barricades and stationed water cannon vehicles at R-Block. Security was also increased near the Chief Minister’s residence and the GPO roundabout.