# 150 detained as protests demand CEC's resignation > Police detain activists including AISA president Neha Bora and senior advocates as demonstrations escalate over electoral roll changes. - Title: 150 detained as protests demand CEC's resignation · The Hindu - Summary: Police detain activists including AISA president Neha Bora and senior advocates as demonstrations escalate over electoral roll changes. Around one hundred… - Keywords: neha bora, prashant bhushan, yogendra yadav, gyanesh kumar, chief election commissioner, jantar mantar, delhi, aisa, electoral roll revision, special intensive revision, protest, detentions - Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-protest-against-gyanesh-kumar-october-3-2026/article71539583.ece - Author: The Hindu Bureau - Published: 2026-10-03T03:29:41+00:00 - Read time: 4 min - Topics: neha bora, prashant bhushan, yogendra yadav, gyanesh kumar, chief election commissioner, jantar mantar, delhi, aisa, electoral roll revision, special intensive revision, protest, detentions ## Hundreds detained at Delhi protest Around one hundred fifty protesters including AISA national president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan were detained on Saturday, October third, twenty twenty-six as they marched from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar. ## Protesters demand CEC's resignation The march was organised to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand his resignation over alleged irregularities in electoral processes. ## Senior advocates joined the march Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Nitya Ramakrishnan, Pallav Sisodia and Prashant Bhushan, along with activist Yogendra Yadav, joined Neha Bora and other students during the march towards Jantar Mantar. ## Heavy police presence at protest site Police began detaining protesters as they gathered near the protest site, with security personnel deployed at multiple points and barricades placed on roads leading towards Jantar Mantar. ## Allegations of police misconduct AISA members alleged that a male police officer manhandled Neha Bora during the police action and that another Delhi Police officer abused her. The allegations could not be independently verified immediately. ## Bora detained for second consecutive day Neha Bora was detained for the second consecutive day. She was detained twice on Friday, October second, twenty twenty-six, first after getting off a bus, and again in front of Jantar Mantar. ## Bora calls for continued protests After being detained on Friday, Neha Bora called on activists to return to Jantar Mantar at one pm on Saturday and continue their protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. ## Nationwide protests over electoral rolls The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee staged a protest in Dimapur demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging the exercise infringed upon citizens' constitutional and voting rights. ## Congress claims millions removed from rolls NPCC working president Apok Jamir alleged that the Special Intensive Revision exercise had resulted in the removal of crores of names from electoral rolls and claimed that more than thirteen crore electors had been eliminated from the rolls. ## NSUI demands CEC's arrest The National Students' Union of India staged a protest at India Gate on Saturday, October third, twenty twenty-six, demanding the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision process. ## Congress president demands new elections Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, October third, twenty twenty-six demanded dissolving the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, saying that all the elections were illegal and fresh polls should be conducted on ballot papers. ## Kharge cites immunity law concerns Kharge pointed to Clause sixteen of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office Act, twenty twenty-three, which grants immunity from legal action, saying this allows the CEC to act without accountability. ## Election commissioners wrote multiple letters Kharge said two members of the Election Commission had written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ten and fourteen times respectively, but their letters had no impact on his decisions. ## IYC challenges police denial of permission Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib moved the Delhi High Court challenging a Delhi Police order dated October first, twenty twenty-six, rejecting the IYC's request to hold a peaceful demonstration involving around one hundred to one hundred fifty people at Jantar Mantar. ## Police file three FIRs over protests Delhi Police on Saturday, October third, twenty twenty-six registered at least three FIRs in connection with Friday, October second protests by student organisations, political parties and civil society activists, though no accused were named. ## CJP founder warns of X handle removal CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said he would not be surprised if his X handle was taken down before October tenth after his post thanking former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for backing the movement was restricted on the social media platform. > Thank you @MamataOfficial ma'am for extending your support to the cockroach movement! All Indians need to come together to save democracy! ## Mamata backs Cockroach Janta Party Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, October second extended her support to the Cockroach Janta Party's agitation, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying we are fully supporting the Cockroach Party and all the young generation and students. > We are fully supporting the Cockroach (Janta) Party and all the young generation and students. And my humble request, please stop these atrocities. ## CJP plans October tenth protest The Cockroach Janta Party announced a mass protest at Jantar Mantar on October tenth, twenty twenty-six if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign, stressing that the proposed protest would be peaceful. ## Key takeaway Around one hundred fifty protesters including AISA president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan were detained on October third, twenty twenty-six as they marched towards Jantar Mantar demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision.