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Maha: MNS holds ‘selfie with Gyanu’ protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Mumbai, Oct 16 ( UNI) In a symbolic demonstration to register the party's opposition to the Chief Election Commissioner, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today staged an unusual protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar by organising a programme, titled ‘Selfie with Gyanu’, at Nirmala College in Kandivali East, Mumbai.
During the protest, MNS workers raised slogans against Kumar and expressed their dissatisfaction with his functioning.
The activists gathered at the college premises and participated in the ‘Selfie with Gyanu’ initiative, using the event to draw attention to their concerns regarding the Election Commission and its functioning.
The protest was marked by slogans targeting the Chief Election Commissioner, with party workers expressing their opposition through the unconventional campaign.
The MNS has used the programme as a distinctive form of protest to highlight its concerns, combining a public demonstration with a symbolic selfie campaign. UNI SP SS
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