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INDIA bloc marches to Election Commission demanding Chief Election Commissioner resignation
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 12:17
INDIA bloc marches to Election Commission demanding Chief Election Commissioner resignation
- •Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The protest was sparked by allegations concerning the revision of electoral rolls and changes to Form 6 used for voter registration.
- •Security personnel stopped the march before it reached Nirvachan Sadan, leading Rahul Gandhi and other MPs to stage a dharna.
- •The Supreme Court recently clarified that it did not approve any modified version of Form 6 and will examine EC records.
- •Key allies like the Aam Aadmi Party and DMK stayed away from the protest march, highlighting some division within the coalition.
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Opposition MPs marched to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and changes to Form 6.
The Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6 and stated it would examine Election Commission records to see if changes were made and who authorized them.
While the march was part of a wider protest campaign by the INDIA bloc, the mobilisation was not fully unified as the Aam Aadmi Party and DMK stayed away from the demonstration.
