Congress Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Police Barricades in Chandigarh

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Congress workers staged a vociferous protest in Chandigarh against the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Demonstrators burnt an effigy of Gyanesh Kumar and attempted to march towards the poll panel's office in Sector 17. Chandigarh Police set up strong barricades and deployed water cannons to prevent the marching protesters from advancing. The agitation comes as the Election Commission faces increased scrutiny, sparking political confrontations across Punjab and other states, while the opposition INDIA bloc intensifies coordinated protests and the BJP defends the Chief Election Commissioner.

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00:00Asim Basi from Chandigarh, let's go across to that.

00:30Cannon has been deployed just to ensure that they don't move ahead.

00:33So these are situations out here with Congress protests getting voce porous and the police

00:39stopping them from marching towards the Election Commission office in Chandigarh,

00:43Sector 17.

00:44So, as the Election Commission has come under Skana, there's a political boil in Punjab

00:49as well, with Congress protesting against the Chief Election Commissioner.

00:52From Chandigarh, with camera person Chandi, this is Asim Basi, India Today.

01:01Punjab is also witnessing a protest, parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, the visual that we

01:06had from there.

01:07Asim Basi sent us that ground report.

01:09And Delhi, of course, that's the epicentre of the protest.

01:13India Bloc is coordinating well, they are building up ante.

01:16But BJP Bengal Chief maintains, CEC deserves even a Padma Bhushan.

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