India, Oct. 5 -- The Congress president, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Monday expressed support for civil society and youth organisations who are on the streets against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but skipped any mention of the Cockroach Janta Party, which has played a leading role in the latest round of protests.

In a post on X, Kharge listed three "non-negotiable" demands of the Congress, including the resignation of Kumar from the CEC post.

"The Congress Party's 3 demands are non-negotiable. First, the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. Second, the cancellation of SIR. Third, conducting elections on Ballot Paper. Across the country, Congress workers and INDIA alliance partners are on the streets over these three issues," Kharge wr...