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INDIA Bloc Marches To Election Commission Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 11:30
INDIA Bloc Marches To Election Commission Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
- •INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Protesting parliamentarians carried banners reading Save Democracy and raised slogans demanding the resignation of the CEC.
- •Some opposition MPs displayed cutouts depicting Gyanesh Kumar dressed in an RSS uniform during the demonstration.
- •Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sat on a dharna after being stopped by security personnel from proceeding further.
- •Key opposition parties including the DMK and the Aam Aadmi Party stayed away from the protest march.
Key Questions Answered
The protest was triggered by opposition allegations concerning the Election Commission and the electoral roll revision exercise, alongside controversies surrounding changes to Form 6 and the Supreme Court's observations on the matter.
No, the march did not have the participation of all constituents, as two key opposition parties—the DMK and the Aam Aadmi Party—stayed away from the demonstration.
The poll body rejected suggestions of a split among its members and maintained that all decisions relating to the Special Intensive Revision were taken unanimously.
