Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Protesters Demand CEC Resignation Over Voter Deletions
Hundreds of people gathered in Hyderabad to protest.
They were upset about police actions during protests in New Delhi.
They asked the country’s top election official, Gyanesh Kumar, to resign.
They also wanted a voter-checking process called the Special Intensive Revision to stop.
A protest speaker said the process could make it harder for some people to stay on voter lists.
He named Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis, migrant workers, and women as groups at risk.
These were claims made by the protesters.
A retired government officer said people should be free to speak against injustice.
Hundreds gathered at Hyderabad’s Dharna Chowk on Sunday to protest police actions in New Delhi and Jantar Mantar.
Organisers Bhagat Singh Jan Adhikar Yatra and Disha Students Organisation called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and for the Special Intensive Revision to be scrapped.
Protesters condemned what they described as police brutality against protesters, media representatives, and citizens in New Delhi.
Retired IAS officer Akunuri Murali said people should be able to raise their voices against injustice.
Disha Students Organisation representative Ibrahim alleged that the voter revision process could strip vulnerable groups of voting rights through documentation requirements and rejection of some identity documents.
- Who
- Hundreds of protesters, including members of the Bhagat Singh Jan Adhikar Yatra and Disha Students Organisation, along with retired IAS officer Akunuri Murali.
- What
- A demonstration calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision, while condemning police actions in New Delhi.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Protesters opposed police actions in New Delhi and alleged that the Special Intensive Revision could lead to voter deletions and disenfranchise vulnerable groups.
Protesters’ claims
Election authorities’ position
Special Intensive Revision and voter rights
Protesters’ claims
Protesters alleged that the revision’s documentation requirements and rejection of certain identification documents could remove vulnerable groups from voter lists and deprive them of voting rights.
Election authorities’ position
The article provides no response or position from the Election Commission or other election authorities.
Police actions in New Delhi
Protesters’ claims
Protesters condemned what they described as severe police brutality against protesters, media representatives, and citizens.
Election authorities’ position
The article does not include a response from Delhi Police or the Union Home Ministry.
- Location
- Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad
- Attendance
- Hundreds of protesters and citizens
- Organisers
- Bhagat Singh Jan Adhikar Yatra and Disha Students Organisation
- Main demands
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision
- Other issue raised
- Alleged police brutality against protesters, media representatives, and citizens in New Delhi
- Documentation concerns alleged
- Ibrahim said the process demanded old voter records of parents under Form 6 and rejected documents such as Aadhaar cards, ration cards, and driving licenses.
- Groups named by protesters
- Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis, migrant workers, poor people, and women