INDIA Bloc March: EC Says No Party Requested Meeting Till 4 Pm
The Commission said parties must follow appointment rules after learning a 240-MP delegation led by Rahul Gandhi wanted to submit a memorandum.
- On Tuesday, INDIA bloc leaders marched to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but the panel rejected their request for a meeting at the Parliament House Annexe.
- Organized by the Opposition, the protest is part of the 'Save Democracy' campaign challenging the ECI amid a row over the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- No political party sought an appointment until 4 PM, the ECI clarified, noting that 2025 protocols require meetings to occur on commission premises rather than external venues.
- Although the Commission offered to send a senior officer to the Parliament House Annexe to receive the memorandum, calling it an 'unprecedented step,' the delegation of 240 MPs declined the offer.
- Earlier, Delhi Police detained Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as protesters were stopped attempting to reach the office, resulting in a standoff at Akashvani Bhawan.
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Rahul Gandhi says 300 MPs wanted meeting, EC says no appointment sought till 4 pm
Earlier, speaking from inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises, Gandhi said 300 Opposition MPs from both Houses wanted to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the other two Election Commissioners.
ECI cites protocol after Rahul-led delegation seeks meeting at Parliament Annexe
Opposition MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, were denied a meeting with the Election Commission as their requested venue, Parliament House Annexe, contravened established protocol. The commission offered to send an officer to receive their memorandum instead.
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INDIA bloc march: EC says no party requested meeting till 4 pm
The Commission said it learnt through the media that during the march of certain political parties towards the commission headquarters, some MPs wanted to meet the poll panel along with their delegation.
'No Party Sought Meeting Till 4 PM': EC Responds To INDIA Bloc Protest Against CEC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that no political party had formally sought a meeting with the poll panel before 4 pm, even as Opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi protested in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner
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