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Delhi Police File FIRs Against INDIA Bloc Protest March
- •The Delhi Police registered four FIRs following the opposition INDIA Bloc protest march toward the Supreme Court.
- •Charges include violations of Section 163 of the BNSS, breaking barricades, and defacing public property with graffiti.
- •Led by opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, the march demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral fraud.
- •Police stated that no permission was granted for the march, during which protesters allegedly used a mini-truck to breach barricades.
- •Eleven opposition leaders filed a joint petition challenging Election Commission decisions, though the Supreme Court Registry identified multiple technical defects in the filing.
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The Delhi Police filed four FIRs following the opposition's 'March for Democracy' to the Supreme Court on October 12, citing violations of Section 163 of the BNSS, alleged barricade-breaking with a mini-truck, and graffiti on roads.
Led by figures like Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, the protest march was organized to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of electoral fraud and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Supreme Court Registry identified 14 defects in the opposition leaders' petition challenging Election Commission decisions, which included missing documents, incomplete authorisations for nine petitioners, and a blurred copy of Mallikarjun Kharge's identity card.
