Congress burned an effigy of the Chief Election Commissioner, staging a protest on the Varanasi-Gorakhpur highway demanding his arrest and resignation.

Mau. As part of the Congress's nationwide movement against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, party workers also protested in Mau on Monday. On the Varanasi-Gorakhpur highway, around 1 pm, Congress workers staged a sit-in and burned an effigy while chanting slogans. During the protest, police detained approximately seven people. The Congress had organized protests at district headquarters on September 28 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.