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INDIA Bloc Protest: Rahul Gandhi Climbs Barricade And Priyanka Detained
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 14:09
INDIA Bloc Protest: Rahul Gandhi Climbs Barricade And Priyanka Detained
- •INDIA bloc MPs and leaders marched from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters to protest alleged electoral roll irregularities and demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Rahul Gandhi held a placard reading Gyanesh, it's done bro during the march and posted on social media demanding the Chief Election Commissioner to resign.
- •Police halted the protest march near the NITI Aayog office, prompting Rahul Gandhi to climb a heavy police barricade while waving the Tricolour alongside other opposition leaders.
- •Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra actively participated in the demonstration, facing police barricades as security personnel blocked the march near the NITI Aayog and Akashvani Bhawan stretch.
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The opposition leaders and MPs marched to Nirvachan Sadan to protest against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Rahul Gandhi carried a placard and posted a message on X stating, "Gyanesh, it’s done bro!", alongside a demand for his resignation.
The march was halted by the police near the NITI Aayog-Akashvani Bhawan stretch, where leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra faced the barricades.
