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IN PHOTOS: Massive protest in Bihar's Patna against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Updated On: 13 October, 2026 03:52 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Activists of the student and youth wings of the CPI (ML) Liberation on Tuesday held a protest march in Patna seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Pics/PTI

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The protest march, starting from Gandhi Maidan under tight security measures, was headed towards Lok Bhavan but was stopped by the police at J P Golambar. Pics/PTI
The protest march, starting from Gandhi Maidan under tight security measures, was headed towards Lok Bhavan but was stopped by the police at J P Golambar. Pics/PTI
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Members of CPI (ML) Liberation student wing All India Students' Association (AISA) and youth wing Revolutionary Youth Association raised slogans such as Gyanesh Kumar must resign during the protest
Members of CPI (ML) Liberation student wing All India Students' Association (AISA) and youth wing Revolutionary Youth Association raised slogans such as Gyanesh Kumar must resign during the protest
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Some protesters broke through barricades at J P Golambar and marched towards the Dak Bungalow Chauraha, following which police detained several agitators, including female students
Some protesters broke through barricades at J P Golambar and marched towards the Dak Bungalow Chauraha, following which police detained several agitators, including female students
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Meanwhile, Patna district administration, through an official statement, directed all organisations and individuals to hold demonstrations only at the designated protest site in Gardanibagh
Meanwhile, Patna district administration, through an official statement, directed all organisations and individuals to hold demonstrations only at the designated protest site in Gardanibagh
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Emphasising that maintaining law and order was the district administration's top priority, it warned that those staging demonstrations at unauthorised locations or violating the directives would face legal action in accordance with the law
Emphasising that maintaining law and order was the district administration's top priority, it warned that those staging demonstrations at unauthorised locations or violating the directives would face legal action in accordance with the law
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"Everyone has the right to protest in a democracy, but no one can be allowed to disrupt public life and spread anarchy in the country. The Modi government at the Centre and the Samrat Choudhary dispensation in Bihar will ensure that anti-national forces do not prevail," BJP leader Mritunjay Tiwari told PTI Videos
"Everyone has the right to protest in a democracy, but no one can be allowed to disrupt public life and spread anarchy in the country. The Modi government at the Centre and the Samrat Choudhary dispensation in Bihar will ensure that anti-national forces do not prevail," BJP leader Mritunjay Tiwari told PTI Videos

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