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EC Reveals Why Rahul Gandhi-Led Opposition Delegation Was Denied Meeting
- •INDIA Bloc leaders marched towards Nirvachan Bhawan and staged a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan to protest against the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several other Opposition leaders were detained by Delhi Police and later released late at night.
- •The Election Commission stated that no political party or representative had sought an official appointment for a meeting prior to 4 PM on Tuesday.
- •The poll body criticized the unusual request where a delegation of 240 MPs wanted the meeting at the Parliament annexe instead of the EC headquarters.
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The Election Commission stated that the request was unusual and did not follow protocol, as no political party had sought an appointment through an authorized representative prior to 4:00 PM, and the proposed venue at the Parliament annexe violated the rule requiring meetings to be held at ECI headquarters.
The poll body revealed that it learned about the proposed meeting through media reports because none of the MPs or their representatives had officially reached out to the panel to request an appointment.
According to the protocol laid down in 2025, political party delegations wishing to meet the Commission must seek an appointment through a duly authorized representative, and the meeting must take place on the premises of the Election Commission of India at a mutually agreed time.
