Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee sat on a dharna at a bus stand on South Avenue, New Delhi on 10 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/X/@AITCofficial)
Mamata Banerjee and TMC MP Dola Sen, along with other party legislators, were detained by Delhi Police during the dharna at South Avenue on 10 October 2026, where they demanded the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged SIR irregularities. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee was joined by party MPs Dola Sen and Derek O'Brien at the South Avenue dharna on 10 October 2026, targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
Mamata Banerjee, Dola Sen, and Saket Gokhale — senior leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) — sat together at the South Avenue bus stand on 10 October 2026, calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged SIR roll discrepancies. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
Mamata Banerjee spoke to the media following her detention by Delhi Police on 10 October 2026, reiterating TMC's demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged SIR electoral roll irregularities at South Avenue, New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
Delhi Police personnel detained Mamata Banerjee at the South Avenue bus stand on 10 October 2026 as the TMC chief led a dharna demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
In scenes that drew national attention, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was detained by Delhi Police at South Avenue on 10 October 2026 while protesting the alleged mishandling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)
The detention of Mamata Banerjee at South Avenue, New Delhi on 10 October 2026 marked a sharp escalation in TMC's campaign against the Election Commission of India (ECI), as the party accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of overseeing a flawed SIR process allegedly targeting opposition leaning voters. (Photo: NationPress/X/@AITCofficial)