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INDIA Bloc Leaders Detained in Delhi During Massive Protest Against Election Commission
- •Over 140 opposition INDIA alliance MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission office to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Delhi Police intercepted the protesters and detained several prominent leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, and Abhishek Banerjee.
- •SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, accusing the poll body of vote theft and acting in favor of the BJP.
- •Protesting leaders staged a sit-in outside Akashvani Bhavan after being blocked by heavy barricading and heavy police deployment.
- •Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the national flag during the demonstration.
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More than 140 INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission office to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. During the march, opposition leaders accused the Election Commission of bias, rigging, and vote theft, with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav demanding the CEC's resignation.
Delhi Police stopped the protest march midway and detained several high-profile opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, and Derek O'Brien.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the Election Commission of lacking impartiality, acting in favor of the ruling BJP, and engaging in vote theft. He specifically claimed that booths were forcefully looted during elections in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
