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Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc MPs march to ECI demanding CEC resignation
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 13:18
Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc MPs march to ECI demanding CEC resignation
- •Opposition leaders and INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament to the Election Commission of India demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi joined the protest and posted a viral social media slogan targeting the CEC.
- •The protest follows the Supreme Court declining to pass an interim order to suspend Kumar while issuing notices to the Centre and ECI.
- •Petitioners have challenged unilateral decisions made by the CEC regarding changes to Form 6 for voter registration without concurrence from other election commissioners.
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Opposition leaders and INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament to the Election Commission of India to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The Supreme Court declined to pass an interim order seeking the suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, while issuing notices to the Centre, the ECI, Kumar, and the other two Election Commissioners.
The controversy involves changes to Form 6, which is used by new voters to register. During a hearing, Chief Justice Surya Kant clarified that the Supreme Court had not approved the modified Form 6 and stated that the court would examine records to determine who authorized the changes.
