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Rahul Gandhi And Opposition Leaders Stage Sit-in Protest Demanding CEC Resignation
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News18•06-10-2026, 12:13
Rahul Gandhi And Opposition Leaders Stage Sit-in Protest Demanding CEC Resignation
- •Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi and several INDIA bloc MPs staged a dharna on Parliament Street in New Delhi after security personnel blocked their Save Democracy march.
- •The protest was triggered by alleged discrepancies and vote theft linked to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Rahul Gandhi posted on social media calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, while some lawmakers carried controversial visual cutouts during the march.
- •Key alliance partners including the Aam Aadmi Party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam skipped the demonstration.
- •Delhi Police deployed heavy security and anti-riot vehicles as part of the opposition's week-long nationwide agitation running from October 2 to October 8.
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Opposition leaders staged a sit-in protest after security personnel blocked their "Save Democracy" march toward the Election Commission headquarters, following outrage over alleged voter roll discrepancies linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
While the joint protest led by the INDIA bloc was heavily promoted, key alliance partners including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chose to skip the march.
The protest march in New Delhi forms part of a broader, week-long nationwide agitation organized by the INDIA bloc running from October 2 to October 8, 2026.
