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News18•13-10-2026, 09:45
Delhi Police Files Two FIRs Over Opposition Protest March
  • •Delhi Police registered two FIRs at Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations following an opposition protest march to the Supreme Court.
  • •The protest march, named 'March for Democracy', was organized against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter deletions and electoral roll irregularities.
  • •Authorities stated that no permission had been granted for the march, and leaders were allegedly seen breaking police barricades using a mini-truck.
  • •Prominent opposition figures including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mamata Banerjee participated in the demonstration.

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Delhi Police registered two FIRs at the Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations because no permission had been granted for the opposition's march to the Supreme Court, and several leaders allegedly broke police barricades using a mini-truck.

The 'March for Democracy' included several INDIA bloc leaders such as Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee.

The protest was organized against alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.