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Rahul Gandhi Leads INDIA Bloc Protest in Delhi Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resignation
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News18•06-10-2026, 18:01
Rahul Gandhi Leads INDIA Bloc Protest in Delhi Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resignation
- •Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi staged a high-drama protest in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities.
- •Protesting MPs attempted to march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters on October 6 but were blocked by heavy police barricades.
- •Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi staged a sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan while multiple opposition leaders and protesters faced detention by police.
- •The opposition is demanding the removal of Gyanesh Kumar, withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision, and the restoration of removed voters.
- •The BJP has strongly rejected the allegations, accusing the opposition of creating political disorder amid ongoing legal disputes involving the Supreme Court.
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Opposition leaders are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process and the handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Opposition MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters before being stopped by police barricades. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi entered Akashvani Bhavan to stage a sit-in, while multiple protesters and opposition leaders faced detention.
The BJP has completely rejected the allegations made by the opposition and accused them of deliberately creating political disorder.
