Protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar LIVE: Supreme Court to hear plea to suspend CEC from office

Aam Aadmi Party Workers march to India Gate , demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar New Delhi on Sunday, October 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday (October 5, 2026) a batch of pleas seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and challenging the manner in which the poll panel led by him took decisions, allegedly without the approval of two election commissioners.Also read: Process disenfranchising millions, turning them to second class citizens is arbitrary, says Justice BhuyanA Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is scheduled to hear the pleas filed by Rakesh Kumar Singh and advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi, who have also challenged the decisions, guidelines and software changes allegedly made by Kumar without the concurrence of his two colleagues.Also read: INDIA bloc to protest outside CEO’s office on WednesdayMeanwhile, Sunday (October 4, 2026) also saw protests seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with demonstrations continuing in New Delhi and Mumbai. Confrontations took place in New Delhi between protesters, who were trying to reach Jantar Mantar, and the Delhi Police, who had heavily barricaded the area. The police stopped the march on Ashoka Road and detained nearly 500 people. Follow here for live updates,October 05, 2026 09:35 Police detain protesters outside Parliament Street Police StationPolice detained protesters on Monday (October 5, 2026) outside the Parliament Street Police Station against an alleged incident of sexual harassment by a police personnel with a woman journalist.- ANI. October 05, 2026 09:27 500 detained in Delhi on Day 3 of protests seeking CEC’s exit; Thackerays lead Mumbai marchProtests seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls entered their third day on Sunday (October 4, 2026), with demonstrations continuing in New Delhi and Mumbai. 500 detained in Delhi on Day 3 of protests seeking CEC’s exit; Thackerays lead Mumbai marchDelhi-Mombai protests enter Day 3 as 500 detained; Thackerays push for CEC removal, SIR scrapping, and ballot papers over EVMs. Published - October 05, 2026 09:25 am IST