IYC's Ravana effigy with CEC's face goes up in flames

A Ravana effigy bearing the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was set ablaze during the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, in protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Artists performed at the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, a street theatre protest targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

Performers took to the streets at the IYC's 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, dramatising what the Indian National Congress has alleged are irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) deployed artists to dramatise alleged 'vote theft' through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, directing their protest at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The IYC staged a Dussehra themed protest on 19 October 2026 at Raisina Road, New Delhi, using the symbolism of Ravana's effigy to target Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over what the party has alleged are irregularities in the SIR of voter rolls.

A solo artist performed at the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, part of a coordinated street theatre protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegedly flawed SIR of electoral rolls.

Multiple artists from the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) performed at the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event on 19 October 2026 at Raisina Road, New Delhi, expressing the party's concerns over allegedly irregular changes to electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) overseen by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event organised by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 spotlighted the party's allegation that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was marred by irregularities.

The Indian National Congress's youth wing, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), held the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' demonstration at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, calling out Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged lapses in the SIR process for voter lists.

An artist shot an arrow at a Ravana effigy bearing the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the IYC's 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, evoking the Dussehra ritual as a symbolic indictment over alleged SIR irregularities.

A Ravana effigy depicting the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was erected at the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, ahead of the symbolic burning to protest alleged SIR irregularities in electoral rolls.

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) used a Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face to symbolise what it has alleged is a corrupt Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — staging the protest at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026.

The IYC placed a Ravana effigy with the likeness of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, as part of a coordinated demonstration against what it alleged were irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India's electoral rolls.

5, Raisina Road, New Delhi became the stage for the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' on 19 October 2026, where a Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face was installed to protest the allegedly flawed SIR of electoral rolls.

Around Dussehra, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) displayed a Ravana effigy with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, drawing on the festival symbolism to denounce alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' organised by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 directly challenged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the party has alleged was carried out with irregularities.

Key details: the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), the youth wing of the Indian National Congress, organised the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged lapses in the SIR of electoral rolls.

By grafting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's likeness on a Ravana effigy, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) employed Dussehra symbolism at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 to highlight its allegation of widespread irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

The Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face was set on fire, marking the climax of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, as the party protested alleged SIR irregularities in electoral rolls.

Workers of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) set alight a Ravana effigy depicting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.

Flames rose on a Ravana effigy bearing the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the IYC's 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, underlining the party's demand for accountability over alleged SIR irregularities in voter lists.

The burning of a Ravana effigy with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face at the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' on 19 October 2026 at Raisina Road, New Delhi brought the party's concerns over alleged SIR irregularities in electoral rolls into sharp public focus.

The burning of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced Ravana effigy was captured on camera at the IYC's 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, as the Indian Youth Congress pressed its case against alleged SIR irregularities.

As the Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face burned, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) used the spectacle at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 to target what it described as a flawed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

By burning the effigy at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) signalled its demand for a review of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar accountable for the alleged irregularities.

The 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' concluded with the burning of a Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, as the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) pressed its allegation of irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

The full protest scene at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 featured the burning of a Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face, organised by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) as part of the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' against alleged SIR irregularities.

The effigy fire at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 was the centrepiece of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'s campaign against what it alleged were irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The Indian National Congress's youth wing, the IYC, kept the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy in public view at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, burning a Ravana effigy in the likeness of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' event.

The symbolic fire at Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 placed the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls firmly in focus, as the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) burned a Ravana effigy with the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

What happened: the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) organised the 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026, burning a Ravana effigy bearing the face of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in protest over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) wrapped its 'Vote Chori ki Rasleela' at 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi on 19 October 2026 with a Ravana effigy bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's face ablaze — a vivid close to the party's campaign against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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