Youth Congress protests in Mumbai, demands SIR be scrapped and CEC Gyanesh Kumar resign

The Youth Congress staged a protest in Mumbai against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration on Thursday, October 22, was held by the Mumbai North West district Youth Congress. The protesters raised the slogan of saving democracy and the Constitution.

The protesters had two main demands. First, that the SIR be scrapped. Second, that the Chief Election Commissioner resign.

The Congress has taken a hard line on the election process. Amid this, Youth Congress workers of Mumbai North West district took to the streets to oppose the SIR process. Raising slogans of "Save Democracy" and "Save the Constitution", they put forward their views on the election process.

SIR stands for Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. A political controversy is under way over the process, and the Youth Congress has demanded that it be scrapped.

The Youth Congress claims that after the demonstration a delegation was to meet the tehsildar and hand over a formal memorandum. According to the Youth Congress, however, police detained the protesters before the memorandum could be submitted. No separate reaction from the police, or official reason for the action, is available yet.

Abdul Samad, working president of the Mumbai North West district Youth Congress, expressed anger over the action. He alleged that attempts are being made through the police to suppress the voices of opponents.

Samad warned that the voice of the campaign against "vote chori" started by Rahul Gandhi cannot be suppressed, and that the agitation will continue.

The dispute over the SIR process continues between the Congress and leaders who have raised questions about the election system. Through this protest in Mumbai, the Youth Congress has once again made its opposition clear. Attention now turns to the police's official version of the detentions and the administration's response to the protesters' demands.