‘Resign, Turn Approver’: Rahul Gandhi's Message to CEC as INDIA Bloc Takes Fight to SC
The filing seeks an independent audit and a halt to the revision, as the registry flagged more than 10 defects in the petition, sources said.
- On Monday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi led the INDIA bloc to the Supreme Court, filing a formal petition challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanding independent oversight of voter deletions.
- Opposition leaders allege the revision process involves 'vote chori,' citing an Indian Express investigation finding Election Commissioners objected 14 times in 10 months to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's decisions, prompting calls for his resignation.
- Gandhi criticized heavy security deployment of between 20,000 and 30,000 personnel across Delhi, describing the capital as a 'fortress' with barricades restricting access as protesters attempted to reach the Supreme Court during the march.
- The Supreme Court Registry registered the petition as diary number 64196/2026 at 4:37 p.m. Monday but flagged over 10 defects, including missing documents and formatting issues, requiring correction before the matter can proceed to a hearing.
- BJP leader Anurag Thakur dismissed the protest as 'unnecessary ruckus,' accusing Gandhi of making baseless allegations to deflect from Congress losses, while the Election Commission maintained the revision exercise is impartial and removes ineligible entries.
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