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Rahul and Priyanka detained amid high-voltage drama at Akashvani Bhavan
- •Delhi Police detained Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during an opposition protest outside Akashvani Bhavan on Tuesday.
- •Opposition leaders marched towards the Election Commission demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and protesting the voter list SIR process.
- •Rahul Gandhi crossed barricades and staged a sit-in protest inside Akashvani Bhavan, refusing to leave before meeting Election Commission officials.
- •Priyanka Gandhi strongly criticized the government and police action, reiterating demands that the CEC must step down.
Key Questions Answered
Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other INDIA bloc leaders for staging a sit-in protest after being stopped from marching to the Election Commission to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and protest against the voter list SIR process.
The key demands of the opposition include the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the voter list, and the restoration of names of allegedly deleted voters.
The opposition alleges that a large number of voters' names could be unfairly affected by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, raising serious transparency concerns about the electoral system, whereas the Election Commission maintains that updating the voter list and removing ineligible or duplicate names is routine.
