INDIA bloc plans next round of protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in early November
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
The INDIA bloc’s next round of protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar may begin in early November, following the soon-to-release rally at the Ramlila Ground on November 1.
Adding to this, LOP in Loksabha Rahul Gandhi with India Bloc leaders and Congress workers and supporters during ‘March for Democracy’ to the Supreme Court, to file a petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, October 12, 2026. (Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times) The Opposition leaders have started discussing ideas for another round of protests after the series of marches in central Delhi in the second week of October.
Meanwhile, “Various options are being considered at this stage. With the political success of our marches in the heart of Delhi, some leaders want a repetition of that massive mobilisation. Another idea is to hold a mock Parliament that will enact the impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar. Other steps have also been suggested,” CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby told HT.
Notably, A senior Congress leader added that there are no concrete plans but “things are being chalked out by the top leadership.” He reminded that both the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and the Congress general secretary, KC Venugopal, had opened up that the protests will continue until Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
As per the latest buzz, The Opposition parties led massive marches in central Delhi in the second week of October, mobilizing thousands of party workers, students and civil society activists in the biggest demonstrations in the recent times against Kumar, that led a fresh showdown with the BJP.
In further updates, The Opposition met President Droupadi Murmu on October 9 to demand “resignation of Kumar and repeal of the 2023 law that provides life-long immunity to the CEC and the ECs.” They sought “immediate suspension of the SIR and immediate restoration of all 13.3 crore rupees voters illegally deleted from electoral rolls.”
On top of that, President Droupadi Murmu sought proof of vote-chori from the Opposition.
On October 12, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi led the biggest march in recent times—to file a petition to the Supreme Court. Gandhi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders alleged in the petition that there was “unilateral and arbitrary exercise of the collective powers of the Election Commission of India by the Chief Election Commissioner during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.” They demanded review of key decisions to seek protection of the Constitutional guarantee of universal adult suffrage.
Source: Hindustan Times