Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav led party workers and Delhi Congress in charge Muhammad Nizamuddin in a public demonstration in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, calling on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down over the ECI's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Even after being detained by police, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav held up a placard on 25 September 2026 in New Delhi, maintaining the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the ECI's management of the SIR electoral roll process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Devender Yadav, president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), was detained by police on 25 September 2026 but continued to display protest placards, sustaining Congress's call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Police detained DPCC president Devender Yadav during the New Delhi demonstration on 25 September 2026, yet Yadav continued holding a protest placard, with Congress maintaining its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Detained Delhi Congress in charge Muhammad Nizamuddin spoke to reporters on 25 September 2026 in New Delhi, reiterating Congress's demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and calling the ECI's handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls 'deeply flawed', according to party statements. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Police personnel detained at least one Congress worker on 25 September 2026 during the demonstration near the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi, as protesters demanded the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
DPCC president Devender Yadav and Delhi Congress in charge Muhammad Nizamuddin jointly fronted the protest in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, leading party workers in demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged mismanagement of the SIR electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress party workers gathered under the leadership of Devender Yadav and Muhammad Nizamuddin in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 to challenge the Election Commission of India's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and press for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's exit. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress party workers assembled in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, calling for his resignation over what the party described as flawed implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Indian National Congress workers took to the streets in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, directing their protest at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanding accountability for the Election Commission of India's handling of the voter roll SIR process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress workers attempted to breach police barricades in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 as tensions mounted during the demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who faces calls to resign over the ECI's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Police detained Congress workers on 25 September 2026 as the party's protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified in New Delhi — the demonstration focused on the ECI's management of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Police moved in to detain Congress protesters on 25 September 2026 as crowds gathered outside the Election Commission of India office in New Delhi, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the SIR electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
A Congress worker was detained by Delhi Police on 25 September 2026 during an agitation that targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar — the protest centred on what the party alleges is improper management of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
As the Congress protest swelled in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, police personnel moved to detain party workers who had gathered to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the ECI's handling of the SIR voter roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Police personnel stood guard at the protest site in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 as Congress demonstrators called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing concerns over the Election Commission of India's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
A heavy Delhi Police deployment stood guard on 25 September 2026 as Indian National Congress demonstrators marched in New Delhi, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Security was tightened outside the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 as Delhi Police personnel stood guard against Congress protesters demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the SIR electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Police officers formed a security line outside the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 25 September 2026 during a Congress dharna targeting CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged mishandling of the SIR of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress party workers staged a protest in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, focusing specifically on the Election Commission of India's implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and demanding that CEC Gyanesh Kumar resign. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Indian National Congress workers hit the streets of New Delhi on 25 September 2026 in protest against the Election Commission of India's handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls prompted Congress workers to hold a street protest in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, with participants calling on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over the ECI's conduct of the exercise. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar became the focal point of a Congress street protest in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, as party workers alleged that the Election Commission of India had mishandled the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress workers mounted a sustained protest in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, pushing back against the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists and calling for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav and Delhi Congress in charge Muhammad Nizamuddin spearheaded a party agitation in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the Election Commission of India's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)