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Demonstrators demand answers from the government on 'vote theft'.

Voting is the most basic right of any citizen, but that right is under attack due to actions of Kumar and the election commission.

“We are angry about how you are wielding that power. It’s the people of this country who should decide who sits in power and who sits in opposition, not the election commission,” Raj Thackeray told the crowd.

An activist and student named Aahna Singh told Reuters that police dragged her by her hair during protests.

The Press Club of India expressed shock and dismay over the treatment of journalists by police.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded three non-negotiable points: resignation of the election chief, cancellation of the SIR exercise, and a return to paper ballot voting.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated, 'The election commission is a puppet in the hands of the government.'

Abhijeet Dipke accused the government of being scared of young protesters, calling the crackdown a sign of a 'leader terrified of his own people'.