EC-SIR row: Jantar Mantar entrance barricaded ahead of protests - video
Across India, demonstrations erupted as citizens rallied for the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In Assam, Congress leaders confronted police barricades and were detained while protesting, even trying to set fire to an effigy of Kumar in criticism of his oversight of electoral rolls. Security in Delhi was bolstered in expectation of similar unrest, reflecting growing political tensions regarding the commission's recent actions.
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