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Why Dalit and Muslim leaders were missing from Rahul Gandhi's protest
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News18•13-10-2026, 13:53
Why Dalit and Muslim leaders were missing from Rahul Gandhi's protest
- •Rahul Gandhi led opposition leaders to the Supreme Court to file a petition against discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Prominent opposition leaders like Tejashwi Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Supriya Sule, and Dipankar Bhattacharya participated in the Delhi Chalo protest.
- •No prominent opposition Dalit leaders, including Mayawati and Chandrashekhar, were seen at the protest, raising questions about alliance dynamics.
- •Chandrashekhar stated that he did not attend because he was not invited with respect and refused to become just a part of the crowd.
- •Despite having several Muslim MPs, major parties lacked prominent Muslim leader representation on the main truck during the sit-in protest.
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Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court to file a petition against discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Nagina MP Chandrashekhar stated that he was not invited with respect and refused to be a part of the crowd, noting that he had already led three agitations in the previous month.
Prominent non-Congress leaders who participated in the protest included RJD Working President Tejashwi Yadav, SP President Akhilesh Yadav, NCP MP Supriya Sule, and CPI (ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya.
