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The Congress party, alongside Left organisations, launched extensive protests across several cities including Jaipur, Patna, Srinagar, and New Delhi, demanding the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In Jaipur, police deployed water cannons and erected barricades to prevent Congress demonstrators from marching towards the state secretariat and the Election Commission office. In Patna, Left affiliated groups clashed with security forces at Dak Bungalow roundabout while seeking to march towards the Chief Minister's residence, prompting the use of water cannons. In New Delhi, Indian Youth Congress workers were stopped by police and paramilitary barricades along Raisina Road during their march towards the Election Commission headquarters. Protesters accused the Election Commission of compromising institutional integrity and functioning at the behest of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. While Bharatiya Janata Party leaders defended the poll panel and dismissed the opposition's charges as baseless, opposition leaders pledged to intensify their nationwide agitation.

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00:00The Congress Party continues their protest on Monday as well against the Chief Election Commissioner
00:05and this is in Jaipur. The latest visuals on your screen are from the protest in Jaipur where the
00:10Congress Party is seeking the ouster of the CEC. Cops had to use water cannons to disperse the
00:15protesters. Remember we have seen since Friday there have been protests organized by the opposition
00:20parties and in Jaipur on Monday as well. The visuals that are coming on your screens, water
00:25cannons being used. Sharath is joining me. Sharath, if you can hear me, go ahead.
00:56Jaipur got hit.
00:59евич कुमार के इस्टिफे की मांग कर रहे हैं ये चुना वायों के खिलाफ ये इंका परदर्शन है यह पुछले
01:06एक घंटे से धना चल रहा था उसके बाद यह चुना वायों के तरफ कूच करना चाहते हैं जिसके बाद
01:11इनहें इस तरह से यहां पर बेरिगेटिंग कर के रोका �
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02:26जैबपुर में कॉंग्रेस के नेताओं की बैठक ली थी और कहा था कि परदर्शन ऐसा होना चाहिए कि पूरे देश
02:33में इसका संदेश जाए
02:34और इसी वज़ए से आग कांग्रेस ने पूरे परदर्शन की तैयारी किया है
02:48।
03:19So it's not just Jaipur, even Bihar in Patna, where visuals are coming forth against the election commission.
03:26Rohit is joining me. On one side, water cannons in Jaipur.
03:30Rohit, what is the situation around you in Patna?
03:38Well, see, today the protest in Patna is being carried out by left political parties and the organizations who are
03:46affiliated to the left.
03:47And today we can see pictures here. We are showing here at the dark bungalow roundabout here in Patna.
03:54For last an hour or so, the protesters are sitting here at the dark bungalow roundabout and they are trying
04:04to move forward.
04:05And they intend to get out the CM residents, but they have been stopped here by the police presence and
04:13the massive barricading that has been done.
04:15A short while back, the police had to resort to use of water cannon also to control the situation.
04:22However, these protesters who are on the streets today with several demands, which includes the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar,
04:32what they are demanding on the issue of farmers' issue, education and also employment.
04:39So there are several issues with which we are seeing.
04:44These left organizations are today carrying out a protest march here and water cannon was used, in fact, a short
04:53while back to disperse them.
04:55But these protesters are in no mood to move and it's a complete standstill situation that we are seeing here
05:05at the dark bungalow roundabout here in Patna,
05:10where the police and the protesters are all basically, they are confronting each other.
05:20and the protesters are trying to move forward.
05:23Multiple city protests are happening.
05:26Sharat, I return to you.
05:28Sharat, what kind of situation is there in Jaya?
05:30Kerappur.
05:32Sharat, what kind of situation is there in confoundability?
05:37The experts are too asnone.
05:43The experts is generally present in his administration.
05:51The experts are working with poor employees and police department.
05:57He will leave a voice shortly and it's coming.
05:58And которой, what ass you need,
05:59Teaina Sharan Schillingrome dasara,
06:00Is there a callação?
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06:28चुनाव आयोग जो है 100% BJP के इसारे पे काम कर रहा है।
06:34सुप्रीम कोड को चुनाव आयोग की नुक्ति में से हटाना।
06:38चुनाव आयोग को बचाने के लिए संसत के द्वारा कानून बनाना।
06:42ये गलत है।
06:44चुनाव आयोग ने प्रेस्विकप्ती जारी करके सफाई ती है।
06:47चुनाव आयोग जानेश कुमार, BJP का एजन्त है।
06:51वो चुनाव आयोग नहीं है।
06:59तर राजस्तान, Bihar, the BJP is at it again.
07:04Very interestingly, in the BJP governed state where the Congress party is launching these protests
07:10and not just when we are talking about these protests against the CEC.
07:16Different states are reporting.
07:18Let's take a look now at another ground report coming.
07:22Protests against Yanish Kumar and the BJP intensifying the opposition,
07:27especially Congress leading these protests in various parts of the country and Kashmir.
07:32These protests have touched Kashmir as well today.
07:35We are outside the Pradesh Congress headquarters in Srinagar, as you can see.
07:39The refugee of Yanish Kumar is being burned.
07:42There are posters that they are carrying, vote jury being done by the BJP.
07:47And like the protests that are happening across the country here,
07:50also they are demanding that Yanish Kumar should immediately resign.
07:55And the election commission, it's BJP election commission.
07:58And if Yanish Kumar resigns, then probably it will be India's election commission.
08:04So that is what's the sentiment here.
08:08Congress protests stopped here.
08:10As you can see, there is barricading, very strong presence of the security forces, police.
08:15They have riot gear with them.
08:18And they have been told that they won't be allowed beyond this point.
08:22As you can see, Konstantina wires.
08:23And they are carrying these posters, snorgering that vote chore, gaddi chhod.
08:32So that is the sentiment.
08:33And these protests have been reported not only from here,
08:37but also various district headquarters in Kashmir Valley,
08:40where Congress workers have been galvanized.
08:42And they have been told to register their protest and try to come out in the form of a march.
08:48As you can see, there are close to 200 to 300 Congress workers here.
08:52There are some leaders as well.
08:54And the Congress also tried to stage these protests inside the assembly in Srinagar.
09:02Rajasthan, Bihar, even Jammu Kashmir.
09:05That is where the Congress is launching this nationwide protest.
09:08So it was not a one-day affair.
09:10They are back at it again.
09:11Even while BJP and the union ministers, including J.P. Nadar,
09:15are defending the CEC, the Election Commission,
09:18and are attacking the opposition over what they are calling our fakery and lies,
09:22Congress realizes they have a huge opportunity at hand
09:25to target the Election Commission
09:26for what they are saying is being misused by the BJP and the government.
09:32Anmol Bali is joining me for the latest on that.
09:34Anmol, in your city as well, are you witnessing protests around you?
09:37Take us through the details.
09:38Go ahead.
09:42Pooja, currently I am here at the Isina Road
09:45outside the headquarters of Indian Youth Congress
09:47where IYC has called Gherao,
09:49marched towards the Election Commission headquarters
09:51here in the national capital,
09:53wherein clearly in visuals you can see that IYC workers
09:56have started their march,
09:57but on the other hand,
09:58heavy paramilitary forces and Delhi police persons
10:00have been deployed here,
10:01barricading has been done here
10:03to stop the IYC workers to march
10:05towards the Election Commission headquarters.
10:08But here in the visuals you can see
10:09that IYC workers are holding placards in their hand.
10:13I am joined by Akshay Lakra,
10:14IYC Delhi President.
10:15So what are your main demands you have been protesting
10:17for the last one week?
10:18There is one single agenda
10:19that resignation of Gyanesh Kumar
10:21has to be done on immediate basis.
10:24Please make sure what are those compromises
10:26that were made
10:27and within 11 months,
10:2914 objections that were made
10:31should be made public
10:31and a sedition case to be registered
10:35against Gyanesh Kumar
10:36for compromising the complete Election Commission.
10:38We have seen a statement
10:39from the Election Commission
10:41where they have also released a photo
10:42of three...
10:43I don't know if it's such a huge controversy.
10:45Why are all three Election Commission...
10:48commissioners not coming in front of the media
10:50and clarifying it
10:51if there is no such kind of issue?
10:53Why are they not coming in the front?
10:55and why are they not accepting things publicly?
10:58Why is mere BJP doing the lip service
11:01and acting as a spokesperson
11:03of the Election Commission of India?
11:04Delhi police have barricaded the whole area.
11:06You have been trying for the last three times
11:08to reach to the Election Commission headquarters.
11:10Delhi police has denied our permission
11:11to reach the Jantar Mantar.
11:13Delhi police has now barricaded our way
11:15to the Election Commission of India office.
11:17Are there single demand asking the Delhi police
11:20why are you not able to take a sum
11:22or the cognizance of such kind of monumental fate?
11:25failure and treason on the part of Gyanesh Kumar
11:27and to take action against him?
11:29So, Pooja, clearly in the visuals
11:30you can see that IYC has started their mouth
11:33as sloganing against the Election Commission
11:36and the BJP government.
11:37I request the camera person to show us around
11:39this protest that has been organized.
11:41Go ahead.
11:41How many people are there?
11:43What are the protesters saying?
11:45Multiple cities protest by Congress.
11:50Pooja, I'll show you here in the visuals
11:52that protesters have gathered here
11:54from the various corners of the national capital
11:56and from the other adjoining states too
11:58that IYC workers and leaders from Punjab and Haryana
12:01have also come here in the national capital
12:04to protest against the Election Commissioner.
12:06This is the Raisina Road in the national capital,
12:08just one kilometer away
12:09from the Election Commission headquarters
12:11from where IYC have started their march
12:13because they have been trying three times.
12:15Last week also,
12:16we have seen that they have called a protest march twice,
12:19but they were stopped by the Delhi police.
12:21And same, we are seeing today the heavy security forces
12:23have been deployed here,
12:25Delhi police personnel as well as paramilitary forces
12:28have been deployed here
12:28because I'll show you the other side of the road
12:31which goes towards the Jantar Mantar
12:32where you can see that whole road has been barricaded
12:35by the Delhi police,
12:36two layer of barricading has been done
12:37and paramilitary forces
12:38with Delhi police personnel
12:39have been deployed here
12:40to stop the IYC workers,
12:42those who are protesting here,
12:43those who have called a protest march
12:46for the resignation of CEC Ganesh Kumar.
12:49The politics has escalated on this issue
12:51and we are seeing that whole Congress
12:53from IYC to AICC to DPCC
12:56all have called a nationwide protest today.
12:58And after IYC protest,
13:00we will see that around 2 p.m.,
13:01Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee
13:03has also called a protest march
13:04near their main office,
13:06near the BJP headquarters
13:07where we will see that Congress workers
13:09will be protesting against the election commission
13:11and CEC Ganesh Kumar.
13:13Pooja.
13:13Right, Anmol, keep tracking the latest
13:15and stay on with me.
13:16Our multiple cities that are reporting
13:18these massive protests
13:20where water cannon is being used
13:21in Patna, in Jaipur, in Delhi as well,
13:24protests are being organized.
13:25Congress realizing this is an opportunity
13:27they don't want to let go
13:28despite the clarification and the statements
13:30that have repeatedly come
13:31from the election commission
13:32that most of these decisions
13:34were taken unanimously
13:35in consideration with other election commissioners.
13:38The opposition is not buying any of it.
13:40They're very clear
13:41that they want to escalate this protest
13:43that has come in
13:44and ensuring that their cadres
13:47from Srinagar to Patna
13:49to other cities as well,
13:51including Jaipur,
13:52are right now on the streets.
13:54I'm also joined by Rohit,
13:55if you can hear me,
13:56from Patna.
13:57Sharath is in Jaipur
13:58and Srinagar also,
14:01that ground report
14:02that has been sent to us
14:03from me for...
14:04Anmol, if you can hear me right now,
14:07can you also ask
14:08the protesters around
14:10if the protesters
14:12or the Congress Party
14:13will continue to escalate this?
14:16In fact, Sharath is joining me now.
14:31Sharath,
14:59Sharath,
15:01I'm sorry.
15:02foreign
15:32For the police, the police are being dragged the police on the side of the police.
15:40This is the right of the police, which you can see here, is where protesters were coming from.
15:45There were some people who were trying to protect the police on the side of the police.
15:51They were waiting for him.
16:05This is a nationwide protest and the election commission and the ruling party are finding
16:11it very difficult to be able to defend what they believe has been complete independence
16:17of the EC.

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