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Kiren Rijiju Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Election Commission Protest
- •Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc for protesting against the Election Commission, urging them to stop their daily drama.
- •Rahul Gandhi and several opposition leaders were briefly detained during a march toward Nirvachan Sadan to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
- •Rijiju accused the opposition of attacking constitutional bodies like the Election Commission and the Supreme Court whenever they fail to secure a political mandate.
- •The BJP dismissed the protest as another failed attempt to relaunch Rahul Gandhi, with leaders accusing the Congress of trying to spread anarchy.
- •Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined to pass an interim order to restrain the Chief Election Commissioner from functioning amid ongoing controversies.
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Opposition leaders and INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission's office to protest against alleged irregularities in decisions made by the poll body, particularly targeting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Supreme Court declined to pass an interim order restraining Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from functioning, stating that it could not proceed on assumptions without first verifying the facts regarding allegations of unilateral decision-making.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the protests as a daily drama orchestrated by the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi, urging them to stop attacking vital institutions like the Election Commission and the Supreme Court, which he argued does not strengthen democracy.
