Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
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Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing shout slogans during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing shout slogans with a portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after getting detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing shout slogans after getting detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing shout slogans after getting detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
A member of the Communist Party of India's student wing is detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing shout slogans during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Members of the Communist Party of India's student wing are detained by police as they shout slogans during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on 2 October 2026.
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) members shout slogans during a protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in New Delhi on 28 September 2026. The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the guardian of the world's largest democracy, is facing scrutiny after a newspaper investigation alleged impropriety during a large-scale voter-roll revision.
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