Youth Congress Stages Protest Against SIR In Varanasi, Several Detained

Youth Congress workers protested against SIR in Varanasi. Police detained several activists and placed national president Uday Bhanu under house arrest amid heavy security.

Youth Congress Protest in Varanasi Against SIR; Heavy Police Deployment, Several Detained

Source : Special Arrangements

Varanasi witnessed a tense scene as Youth Congress workers took to the streets to protest against SIR. Ahead of the demonstration, police intervened to prevent the crowd from advancing, leading to the detention of over a dozen protesters.

The protest gained heightened attention as the national Youth Congress president, Uday Bhanu Chib, was placed under house arrest at the Circuit House. Security forces were deployed in large numbers around the area, effectively controlling the gathering. Despite restrictions, hundreds of Congress workers assembled near the Circuit House, aiming to symbolically encircle the Prime Minister’s Office.

Heavy Security and Symbolic Resistance

The authorities’ proactive deployment highlighted the government’s concern over potential unrest. Protesters, undeterred, tried to make their voices heard, using the demonstration to spotlight grievances with the ruling establishment and alleged administrative complicity.

Telangana: Allegations of Large-Scale Voter Manipulation

Meanwhile, in Telangana, the Youth Congress led a massive protest at Gandhi Bhavan. Organised by state president Jakki Shiva Charan Reddy, the demonstration accused the BJP of large-scale vote tampering in collusion with the Election Commission.

As part of a symbolic act, protesters staged a dramatic representation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside national Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar, aiming to underline what they described as a “BJP-EC nexus” that allegedly facilitates electoral manipulation.

Leadership Speaks Out Against Electoral Malpractices

Addressing the gathering, Uday Bhanu Chib and Jakki Shiva Charan Reddy condemned the central government, calling the alleged collusion a “national shame.” They accused the BJP of manipulating voter rolls through duplicate entries, fake addresses, inflated voter registrations at single addresses, and invalid photographs. These irregularities, they claimed, were particularly evident in recent elections in Haryana, Maharashtra, and Bihar.

Prominent Figures Join the Protest

The event drew senior political figures, including Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Yadav, AICC secretary Sampath Kumar, and AICC member Kota Neelima.

Following the meeting, protesters attempted to march toward the BJP office as a symbolic demonstration of resistance, reinforcing their call for electoral transparency and accountability.