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Congress MP Imran Masood Backs INDIA Bloc Protest, Calls It Rahul Gandhi Storm
- •Congress MP Imran Masood described the ongoing protests against the Election Commission as a Rahul Gandhi storm driven by public outrage.
- •Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi marched to the Supreme Court and filed a petition challenging ECI decisions regarding electoral rolls.
- •Masood dismissed technical flaws in the writ petition, stating that paperwork has just begun and they will fight on all fronts.
- •Top opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge recently met to foster unity and discuss future strategy.
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Imran Masood described the agitations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the ECI as a "Rahul Gandhi storm" driven by intense public outrage. His remarks followed a protest march where opposition leaders and supporters marched from Barakhamba Road toward the Supreme Court to challenge the Election Commission's decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Eleven opposition leaders, led by figures like Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, filed a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the Election Commission's decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Congress MP Imran Masood defended the writ petition and criticized the ECI for allegedly ruining the electoral process.
A high-tea meeting was convened at Rahul Gandhi's residence, bringing together key opposition figures including Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, and MPs KC Venugopal, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Shashi Tharoor. The strategic gathering aimed to foster opposition unity and discuss a unified roadmap for upcoming parliamentary sessions amid the ongoing agitations.
