Patna Protest

Hundreds of members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) staged a protest march in Patna on October 13, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Police detained several protesters after some demonstrators crossed barricades, while a blockade near Dak Bungalow roundabout disrupted traffic.

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