It began as a few seconds of protest footage. Rahul Gandhi standing on a Delhi Police barricade, surrounded by opposition MPs and protesters, the Tricolour in his hand, refusing to be swallowed by the police cordon. Then came the music. A reel was set to “I’m Unstoppable”, carrying the line:Continue Reading
A disturbing question is once again confronting India’s media: What happens when the woman holding the camera becomes the target?Continue Reading
The controversy over India’s electoral rolls is no longer a West Bengal story, but is a national story.Continue Reading
From a silent, barricaded Jantar Mantar to packed streets in Mumbai and protests in Lucknow, Gandhi Jayanti 2026 became a day of detentions, dissent and civilian mobilisation over the right to vote.Continue Reading
The confrontation over India’s electoral rolls has entered a more intense phase, with Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), putting forward three demands centred on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners.Continue Reading
The events around October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, are beginning to look less like a single protest and more like a widening national mobilisation around questions of electoral integrity, voting rights and the functioning of the Election Commission.Continue Reading
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has sharply escalated his criticism of the Election Commission, alleging that the poll body’s functioning has helped the BJP prevail in closely contested constituencies and warning that questions over electoral integrity cannot be dismissed as routine political allegations.Continue Reading
The All India Students’ Association (AISA) Delhi unit, along with civil-society activists, organised a protest and public meeting at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Protesters raised slogans including “Arrest Gyanesh Kumar” and accused the Election Commission of irregularities in the handling of electoral rolls and the SIR exercise. Continue Reading
JANTAR MANTAR HEAVILY BARRICADED AS PROTESTS ERUPT OVER GYANESH KUMARContinue Reading
At its press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) turned its full attention to the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, delivering a blunt ultimatum: He has to resign within 48 hours!Continue Reading
