Around 50 protesters detained amid Jantar Mantar agitation seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s arrest; Delhi Police say ‘no permission sought’

From All India Students’ Association (AISA) protest call at Jantar Mantar and Delhi Congress’ march from ITO to Nirvachan Sadan — protests demanding the resignation and arrest Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar rocked the capital city on Friday (September 25, 2026) amid the ongoing row over friction within the poll panel.

Around 50 protesters were detained from Jantar Mantar as they gathered for an agitation over the “compromise of the Election Commission”. Delhi Congress Chief Devender Yadav, CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and AISA President Nehra Bora were among those detained by the Delhi Police.

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New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma said that 40-50 protesters were detained as no permission had been sought or granted to hold the protest at the venue. A senior New Delhi police official present at the spot said the protesters were later released.