Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Bengaluru Student Protesters Detained During March to Election Commission
Student groups gathered at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Saturday.
They wanted to march to the Election Commission office nearby.
They said they were protesting alleged problems with a review of voter lists.
They also called for the review to be scrapped and for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Organisers said four student organisations joined the protest.
Hundreds of police personnel were reportedly deployed, and roads were blocked with barricades.
The protesters were reportedly detained when they tried to get past them.
AISA Karnataka said the detentions were wrong and called for those held to be released.
It also asked for the barricades to be removed so the protest could proceed peacefully.
Student organisation members were detained Saturday after trying to march from Freedom Park in Bengaluru to the Election Commission office.
Protesters called for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Organisers said AISA, SFI, AIDSO and AISF jointly organised the demonstration.
The report said hundreds of police personnel were deployed and roads barricaded to prevent protesters reaching the office, a few hundred metres away.
AISA Karnataka condemned the detentions and called for detainees’ release, removal of barricades and the right to protest peacefully.
- Who
- Members of student organisations, including AISA, SFI, AIDSO and AISF, were detained.
- What
- They attempted to march to the Election Commission office, protesting alleged SIR irregularities and demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Freedom Park and the route toward the Election Commission office in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The student groups sought to oppose alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanded that the process be scrapped.
- Gathering point
- Freedom Park, Bengaluru
- Intended destination
- Election Commission office, described as a few hundred metres away
- Protest demands
- Scrap the SIR process and seek Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Organisers
- AISA, SFI, AIDSO and AISF, according to organisers
- Police deployment
- Hundreds of personnel were reportedly deployed, with roads barricaded
- AISA Karnataka response
- Condemned the detentions and called for detainees’ release, barricades to be removed and the protest to proceed peacefully
