As Opposition leaders, civil society activists and youth organisations on Saturday (October 3, 2026) continued their protests , seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Satyagraha’ digital platform to map resistance movements across the country.
In his post on X announcing the ‘Satyagraha’ initiative, Mr. He listed Gen Z, students, farmers, Adivasis, Dalits and women among those involved in different struggles. Mr. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh linked the launch of the platform to the protests against Mr. Kumar. Mr.
The Congress president said the Opposition would intensify its campaign, referring to the proposed October 6 march by Opposition MPs to the Election Commission.
Escalating the face-off with the Narendra Modi government over the sanctity of the electoral process, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, saying that “all the elections were illegal”. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of States were “illegal” occupants of their posts. Gandhi said people across the country were fighting for their rights and were “too often fighting alone”. “‘Satyagraha’ is an initiative to bring these voices together on one map,” he said, urging people fighting what they considered injustice to register their movements on the platform. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “Bapu taught us that truth is our greatest weapon. Gandhi said the platform would allow people to share their stories and see who else was fighting similar battles. He also promised to take up their concerns “in Parliament, on the streets, through letters, wherever I am needed”. Referring to the police action during Friday’s demonstrations, he said the “Home Minister’s police” had displayed “barbarity” against people peacefully protesting on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi. Ramesh alleged that the government had been formed through “stolen votes” and said the detention of citizens, students and Congress workers would not deter the protests. “The protests continue today as well, and people will keep raising their voices,” he said. He said Mr. Gandhi’s initiative sought “to unite all those voices, no matter who is resisting or where”, adding that “our unity is our greatest strength”. “Our job is to awaken the people,” he said.
