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Rahul Gandhi Leads INDIA Bloc Protest Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resignation
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News18•12-10-2026, 15:53
Rahul Gandhi Leads INDIA Bloc Protest Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resignation
- •Congress MP Rahul Gandhi led the INDIA bloc in a major political protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The opposition parties are demanding the resignation of the CEC over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Critics claim that the voter list revision risks excluding eligible voters and question the fairness of the entire process.
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The INDIA bloc protested and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities and vote exclusion risks in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Delhi Police enforced heavy security, placed barricades in central Delhi around areas like Parliament Street and Nirvachan Sadan, and briefly detained opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The Supreme Court declined to pass an interim order seeking the suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar while issuing notices to the Centre, ECI, and Election Commissioners over changes to Form 6.
