‘Will come back tomorrow’: youth groups vow to continue protest till Gyanesh Kumar resigns

Neha Bora, National President of the All India Students' Association (AISA), shouts from a police vehicle after being detained during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar on October 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters

Leaders of youth and student organisations on Saturday (October 10, 2026) vowed to continue their protest until all their demands, including the rollback of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, were met, despite the detention of several key organisers ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned demonstration in New Delhi.

“We will come back tomorrow and walk towards Jantar Mantar again,” said Ajinkya Shinde, national organisation in-charge of the CJP, at a joint press conference with representatives of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students’ Federation (AISF) later in the evening.