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INDIA Bloc to Strategize Against EC-BJP Amid Youth Congress Protests
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News18•28-09-2026, 14:32
INDIA Bloc to Strategize Against EC-BJP Amid Youth Congress Protests
- •The INDIA bloc will meet on September 30 at the Constitution Club in New Delhi to discuss a coordinated strategy regarding the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Opposition parties are expected to consider further political action and coordinated protests concerning the ongoing row over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •The Indian Youth Congress has been protesting in the streets, with workers marching in the national capital over demands concerning the CEC.
- •Protests by the Youth Congress in other states have also seen police use water cannons.
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The INDIA bloc parties are scheduled to meet on September 30 at the Constitution Club in New Delhi to discuss concerns over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Several opposition parties have demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and are working on a fresh removal notice to be submitted in both Houses of Parliament.
BJP leaders, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, have defended the Election Commission, stating that all decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision were taken with the consensus of the full Commission and dismissing the opposition's allegations as baseless.
