Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition lawmakers detained over election chief protest for second day
Police detained about 250 protesters after the eight-hour sit-in, as opposition leaders demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
- On Friday, INDIA bloc leaders marched from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk, where police stopped them; a delegation then met President Droupadi Murmu to submit a memorandum on alleged electoral irregularities.
- Opposition leaders allege a 'criminal conspiracy' of 'vote chori' involving Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sparking the third consecutive day of protests at Rajghat.
- The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- INDIA bloc MPs met at the Samvidhan Sadan to coordinate strategy, pledging to continue agitation until Kumar resigns over alleged election irregularities and the commission's handling of the SIR.
- Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed security concerns regarding Saturday's protest, saying "They are scared," as the opposition continues its campaign to "save democracy" against alleged electoral manipulation.
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi briefly detained as protests grow over mass voter list purge
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