Ink-Stained Fingers, Raised Barricades: NSUI’s ‘Ungli Toh Uthegi’ March To Jantar Mantar

'Ungli Toh Uthegi': NSUI Marches Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

An "Ungli Toh Uthegi – Hallabol March" towards Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, was organised by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) in New Delhi on Sunday.

The march was led by NSUI national president Vinod Jakhar, who was seen holding a placard bearing the message, "Gyanesh, it's done bro". The protest comes amid a series of demonstrations by student groups and other organisations demanding Kumar's resignation over the functioning of the Election Commission.

The march began at the NSUI national headquarters and proceeded towards Jantar Mantar, according to the organisation. Protesters were seen climbing onto barricades as they attempted to advance towards the designated protest site.

Several demonstrators wrapped one of their fingers in bandages marked with election ink, using the gesture to symbolise their allegation that voters' democratic rights had been undermined. Jakhar claimed that Gyanesh Kumar had snatched the right to vote from 13 crore people and accused the Election Commission of functioning as an extension of the BJP.

"We will protest, and we will assert that this finger is a symbol of the 130 crore people of this country,"…

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