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INDIA Bloc Meets in Delhi Amid High Security Following Protests
- •Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hosted a lunch meeting for INDIA bloc MPs at a Delhi restaurant on Janpath following high-voltage protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The meeting focuses on the opposition's next steps regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and allegations of vote theft.
- •Delhi Police maintained a heavy security presence and remained on standby around the restaurant following Tuesday's clashes and detentions during the opposition march to Nirvachan Sadan.
Key Questions Answered
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hosted a lunch meeting for INDIA bloc MPs at a Delhi restaurant to discuss their next course of action and how to intensify their campaign demanding answers from the poll panel and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders were detained after marching from Parliament towards Nirvachan Sadan to protest against the Election Commission, during which police stopped the march with heavy barricading and later removed the protesters from Akashvani Bhawan to maintain law and order.
The heightened political tensions and opposition protests were triggered by concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and allegations of vote chori against the poll panel.
