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Congress Protesters Burn CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Effigy Outside Bhopal Assembly at 10 pm
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 06 Oct 2026, 11:36 PM
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Congress activists staged a sit‑in outside the Bhopal Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, burning an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while a patwari announced a statewide protest.
On Tuesday night, around 10 pm, Congress supporters gathered outside the Bhopal Legislative Assembly and began a sit‑in protest. The demonstration was aimed at expressing dissent over the recent detention of opposition leaders in Delhi.
During the protest, the activists set fire to an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a symbolic act meant to highlight their grievances against the election machinery. The burning took place in front of the assembly building and was witnessed by onlookers.
A local patwari, identified as Singh, used the occasion to declare a coordinated protest across Madhya Pradesh, urging party workers in other districts to replicate the demonstration. No immediate police intervention or arrests were reported at the time of writing.
During the protest, the activists set fire to an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a symbolic act meant to highlight their grievances against the election machinery. The burning took place in front of the assembly building and was witnessed by onlookers.
A local patwari, identified as Singh, used the occasion to declare a coordinated protest across Madhya Pradesh, urging party workers in other districts to replicate the demonstration. No immediate police intervention or arrests were reported at the time of writing.