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No Party Sought Meeting Till 4 PM: Election Commission Clarifies Amid INDIA Bloc March
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News18•06-10-2026, 21:45
No Party Sought Meeting Till 4 PM: Election Commission Clarifies Amid INDIA Bloc March
- •The Election Commission stated that no political party sought an appointment through authorised representatives for a meeting until 4 pm.
- •Delhi Police later informed the poll panel that a delegation of MPs led by Rahul Gandhi wished to submit a memorandum.
- •The Commission highlighted that it has established procedures for meetings with political parties requiring requests through authorised representatives.
- •Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav, and others participated in a high-drama protest march.
- •Several opposition figures were detained after police stopped the march, which was organized to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Key Questions Answered
The Election Commission stated that no political party had sought an appointment through its authorised representatives for a meeting till 4 pm on Tuesday.
A delegation of MPs wishing to meet the poll panel was led by Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
The protests press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation following a September 25 Indian Express report alleging irregularities in the SIR process and differences among election commissioners.
