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Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a sit-in after police stopped the march, and several Opposition leaders were detained, officials said.
- On Tuesday, opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission to confront Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities, resulting in police detaining several leaders.
- Tensions stem from an investigation published last month by The Indian Express, which reported that two of India's three Election Commissioners repeatedly objected to 'illegal' changes to Form 6 and centralized control of the ECINET voter roll software.
- After security blocked their march, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged an impromptu sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan, keeping protesters approximately 300 metres from the Election Commission office throughout the standoff.
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the Congress, describing the protests as 'daily drama' and accusing Gandhi of repeatedly attacking constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission and the Supreme Court.
- An Instagram reel showing Rahul Gandhi standing atop Delhi Police barricades garnered over 2.7 million views, illustrating his strategy of cornering the government during public protests and amplifying the opposition's message.
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“They Can Provide Us with Another Place to Protest”: Rahul Gandhi on EC Demonstration
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. INDIA Bloc MPs earlier marched towards Nirvachan Sadan, the headquarters of the Election Commission of India (ECI), where they were stopped by barricades. Following this, the MPs staged a sit-in demonstration inside the nearby Akashvani complex, located around 100 metres from the poll panel's office. Several MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, were seen scaling barricades while attempting to reach t…
Your barricades, not our protest causing inconvenience: Priyanka Gandhi snaps at cop
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi argued with a senior Delhi Police officer during their sit-in near the Election Commission office. They said police barricading and related restrictions, not the protest, were causing disruption across Delhi.
‘Time To End This Daily Drama’: Rijiju Hits Out At Rahul, Congress Amid EC Protest
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Amid the INDIA bloc MPs’ protest against the Election Commission, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday criticised the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of repeatedly targeting constitutional institutions.</p> <h2>‘Time To End This Daily Drama’</h2> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Rijiju said the time had come to put an end to what he described as the “daily drama” allegedly being orchestrated by the Congress, Rahul Gan…
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