India detains opposition lawmakers protesting against election chief
Police detained opposition lawmakers after they tried to breach barricades in a march over voter-list changes, with hundreds of security personnel deployed.
- 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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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…
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs Detained During Protest Over India Voter Rolls
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after leading a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls. Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc lawmakers marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission […]
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi among 250 detained
New Delhi, Oct 6: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among the around 250 people detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday night following an over eight-hour sit-in protest inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises, after they were stopped from marching towards the Election Commission's office here. Around 50 MPs were among detainees, according to police sources. The detainees were being taken to New Police Lines at Kingsway Camp.…
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