Security personnel attempted to block National Students' Union of India (NSUI) members during the 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March' towards Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on 18 October 2026, as protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security personnel stood guard as NSUI members marched towards Jantar Mantar during the 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March' on 18 October 2026, calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
An NSUI member participated in the 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March', which started at the organisation's national headquarters and proceeded towards Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on 18 October 2026, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
An NSUI member joined the 'Hallabol March' from the student body's national headquarters to Jantar Mantar on 18 October 2026, as the Indian National Congress affiliated union intensified its push for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
NSUI members gathered in numbers for the 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March' on 18 October 2026, marching towards Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press their demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March' saw NSUI members advance towards Jantar Mantar on 18 October 2026, with the student body formally demanding the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his constitutional post. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Student activists of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) participated in the 'Hallabol March' across New Delhi on 18 October 2026, directing their protest at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanding his immediate resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
NSUI national president Vinod Jakhar led members of the National Students' Union of India in the 'Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March' from the NSUI national headquarters to Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on 18 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Chanting slogans under the banner 'Ungli Toh Uthegi' ('Fingers Will Rise'), NSUI members marched to Jantar Mantar on 18 October 2026, sending a pointed message to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down from office. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Under the leadership of national president Vinod Jakhar, NSUI members once again marched from their national headquarters to Jantar Mantar on 18 October 2026, reiterating the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)