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INDIA Bloc Marches to ECI Amid Heavy Security Over Vote Chori Row
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News18•06-10-2026, 12:00
INDIA Bloc Marches to ECI Amid Heavy Security Over Vote Chori Row
- •Heavy security has been deployed outside the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi as INDIA bloc MPs march from Parliament.
- •The opposition is protesting against the Special Intensive Revision process and demanding action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote irregularities.
- •Around 4,000 personnel from Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed along with barricades and traffic restrictions across central Delhi.
- •The Election Commission and BJP have rejected all allegations of wrongdoing while the Supreme Court examines legal questions surrounding the SIR process.
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The INDIA bloc marched from Parliament to the ECI office to protest against the Special Intensive Revision process, allegations of voter registration irregularities, and the 'vote chori' controversy.
Heavy security involving around 4,000 Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Force personnel, along with RAF units, barricades, and traffic restrictions, was deployed across central Delhi.
A total of 193 parliamentarians, comprising 130 Lok Sabha members and 63 Rajya Sabha members, signed the notice to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
