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INDIA Bloc Leaders Meet Over Lunch in Delhi to Plan Strategy on CEC Row
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 14:32
INDIA Bloc Leaders Meet Over Lunch in Delhi to Plan Strategy on CEC Row
- •Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi joined other INDIA bloc leaders at Delhi's Sagar Ratna restaurant for a strategic lunch meeting.
- •The opposition lawmakers are preparing to sign a letter seeking an appointment with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The meeting follows heightened political tensions and a recent FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after a protest at Akashvani Bhavan.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, and other INDIA bloc leaders met for lunch at Sagar Ratna to chalk out their next move regarding the CEC Gyanesh Kumar row and to sign a letter seeking an appointment with him.
An FIR was lodged against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for entering Akashvani Bhavan without permission and staging a six-hour-long sit-in protest on Tuesday.
The Election Commission of India clarified that no political party had sought an appointment with the poll panel until 4 pm on Tuesday. The commission noted that Delhi Police had informed them around 4 pm about a delegation of about 240 MPs wanting to submit a memorandum.
