Prayagraj: Demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the issue of SIR and alleged “vote theft,” workers of the City Congress Committee and the District Congress Yamunapar and Gangapar took out a torch procession on Thursday evening from the Pathar Girja protest site to Subhash Chauraha , demonstrated and celebrated Black Day.

Led by City Congress President Fuzail Hashmi, party workers marched with  in their hands, raising slogans such as “Gyanesh Kumar Murdabad” and “Modi-Shah Murdabad.”

Addressing a public meeting at Subhash Chauraha, AICC National Secretary and Prayag Zone In-charge Varun Chaudhary said that the Congress, under the leadership of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, is fighting to protect democracy and the Constitution.

He alleged that “dictators like Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat and Gyanesh Kumar have destroyed democracy in the country.” He further alleged that names are being deleted from voter lists and that the country has been “hijacked through vote theft,” describing it as an act against the nation.

Questioning the impartiality of the Election Commission, Chaudhary alleged that Gyanesh Kumar and the Commission are working for the BJP. He said that since the BJP governments came to power at the Centre and in several states, the Election Commission has failed to function impartially. He warned the government that the nationwide movement would continue until Gyanesh Kumar was removed from the post. Kishore Varshney, Harikesh Tripathi, Vijay Mishra, Sudhakar Tiwari , Parvez Ansari Sanjay Tiwari Afroz Ahmed and 100S of others participated in the torch procession .