The Gurugram unit of the Indian National Congress on Monday protested, demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an independent and impartial probe into what the party alleged were irregularities in electoral rolls and the election process.
The demonstration was organised jointly by the Gurugram rural and urban district Congress committees and led by rural district president Vardhan Yadav and urban district president Pankaj Dawar. Haryana Congress in-charge Sanjay Dutt, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narender Singh and former MP Raj Babbar participated in the protest. Congress workers marched from the district Congress office at Kaman Sarai to Sadar Bazaar, carrying party flags, placards and an effigy of the chief election commissioner. They raised slogans against the Election Commission and the Central government and demanded greater transparency in electoral-roll revision, an independent investigation into the allegations raised by the party and accountability of the Election Commission.
Dutt also called for a review of decisions and electoral processes undertaken during the tenure of the chief election commissioner. Rao Narender Singh referred to questions raised by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi regarding electoral rolls and the election process. The protest was part of the Congress’s wider campaign over allegations concerning electoral rolls and the functioning of the election process.
He said allegations concerning voter-list revision, Form 6 and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process required impartial examination. On August 21, 2026, Congress workers waved black flags at Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s convoy in Gurugram’s Civil Lines area, leading to arrests, police suspensions and subsequent political protests.
Sanjay Dutt said the credibility and impartiality of the Election Commission were fundamental to public confidence in democracy. “The serious questions being raised about the Election Commission’s impartiality and credibility must be answered transparently,” he said. He demanded an independent, impartial and high-level inquiry into allegations and decisions concerning the electoral process, adding that if the investigation established criminal responsibility, action should be taken according to law. Vardhan Yadav said the protest was about voters’ rights and public trust in the democratic system. “Any alleged irregularity in the electoral process or voter list should be independently investigated, and the facts should be placed before the country,” he said.
