India detains opposition lawmakers protesting against election chief
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Delhi Police detained opposition lawmakers, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, after they marched toward Election Commission headquarters demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Protesters allege the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls is designed to manipulate electoral data, claiming it removes eligible voters and threatens democratic integrity across the nation.
- Over 237 MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan after police blocked their march, with the standoff lasting hours near the Election Commission office.
- The Election Commission stated no political party formally requested a meeting through authorized representatives until 4 pm, while the BJP criticized the march as "daily drama" orchestrated by Congress.
- This demonstration marks the latest in a series of near-daily protests under the "Save Democracy" campaign, as the Supreme Court considers petitions challenging the poll body's voter revision procedures.
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Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition lawmakers detained over election chief protest for second day
NEW DELHI, Oct 7 - Indian police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers for the third time in two days on Wednesday as they launched an unannounced protest demanding the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ECI rebuts Rahul Gandhi’s SIR meeting claims
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has pushed back sharply against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that the poll panel was refusing to meet him and a delegation of MPs over issues related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that no political party had sought an appointment with the Commission through the prescribed procedure until 4 PM on October 6. The ECI’s detailed clarification came afte…
Opposition MPs head to Jantar Mantar to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over 'vote chori', SIR
"Today, our plan is to go to the designated protest site, Jantar Mantar, and sit there together once again, and tell the country that, for us, Gyanesh Kumar is not the legitimate Election Commissioner of the country," Rahul told mediapersons in New Delhi.
The opposition protest in India ended in tensions on Tuesday evening, as police intervened to disperse MPs demanding the resignation of the head of the Electoral Commission. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was forced to board a police bus as footage of him trying to get out of the window went viral on social media. The opposition accuses the Election Commission of, through reviewing voter lists, it is favouring the ruling BJP party, claims that h…
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