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INDIA bloc protests against Election Commission as Rahul Gandhi leads march in New Delhi
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 17:40
INDIA bloc protests against Election Commission as Rahul Gandhi leads march in New Delhi
- •Opposition MPs marched from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi led the protest march, scaled police barricades, and waved the tricolour near Akashvani Bhawan while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders were temporarily detained.
- •The INDIA bloc is demanding the scrapping of the SIR exercise, the restoration of deleted voter names, an inquiry into alleged political interference, and transparency regarding Form 6.
- •The Election Commission and the BJP have rejected the allegations, maintaining that the electoral revision process and Form 6 declarations comply with established rules and court guidelines.
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The INDIA bloc organised a protest march in New Delhi to oppose the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Form 6 is an official application form used to register as a new voter or to transfer existing voter registration from an old constituency to a new residential location.
The Opposition demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision exercise, the restoration of deleted voter names, and an inquiry into alleged political interference.
