In Varanasi, lawyers took out a funeral procession for CEC, parading it through the court premises, and saying, "The murderer of democracy, Gyanesh Kumar, is dead."

In Varanasi, India, the opposition continues to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. As part of this, lawyers took out a funeral procession for Gyanesh Kumar on Friday in the Varanasi court complex. The body was paraded throughout the court premises. During this time, the slogan was raised - "Democracy's killer, Gyanesh Kumar, is dead." The lawyers stated that Gyanesh Kumar has been missing since the day the vote-stealing case came to light.