Joint Lok Dal members of the INDIA bloc, led by party president Chaudhary Sunil Singh, raised slogans at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 9 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Joint Lok Dal president Chaudhary Sunil Singh led INDIA bloc members in slogan shouting near Ashoka Road, New Delhi, on 9 October 2026, pressing for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over what the party termed alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Joint Lok Dal members of the INDIA bloc were detained by Delhi Police and loaded into a traveller vehicle near Ashoka Road, New Delhi on 9 October 2026, after staging a demonstration against alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Delhi Police personnel were deployed near Ashoka Road, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 as Joint Lok Dal members of the INDIA bloc staged a sit in, demanding the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegedly faulty electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A heavy police contingent remained stationed near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 as INDIA bloc members led by Joint Lok Dal president Chaudhary Sunil Singh continued their demonstration against alleged SIR irregularities attributed to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A Joint Lok Dal member of the INDIA bloc was detained by Delhi Police on 9 October 2026 near Ashoka Road, New Delhi, during a demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Delhi Police detained a Joint Lok Dal activist near Ashoka Road, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 amid INDIA bloc protests targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over what bloc leaders described as alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Detentions continued near Ashoka Road, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 as Delhi Police took Joint Lok Dal members of the INDIA bloc into custody during protests over the allegedly flawed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — a row that has put Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar under pressure. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
The INDIA bloc has trained its sights on the Election Commission of India (ECI), with Joint Lok Dal members being detained near Ashoka Road, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 while demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down over the alleged SIR irregularities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Multiple Joint Lok Dal members of the INDIA bloc were detained by Delhi Police near Ashoka Road on 9 October 2026 as the bloc continued demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal over alleged flaws in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Joint Lok Dal members gathered near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 9 October 2026 raised loud slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Scenes from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 9 October 2026: INDIA bloc members from the Joint Lok Dal, led by party president Chaudhary Sunil Singh, shouted anti ECI slogans, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar quit over alleged SIR roll irregularities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
The INDIA bloc's protest on 9 October 2026 was reportedly triggered by alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — a process overseen by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to bloc leaders. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)