Rahul Gandhi calls on opposition parties, civic groups, others to join INDIA bloc protest march on Oct 12
The opposition will seek a memorandum on alleged vote theft, electoral roll revisions and the Election Commission chief’s resignation after police detained 7,000 protesters.
- On Monday, October 12, the INDIA bloc marched to the Supreme Court in New Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged 'vote chori' and seeking to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice Surya Kant.
- Tensions surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls prompted the protests, as opposition leaders alleged the Election Commission manipulated voter lists to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party, removing over 130 million voters from rolls.
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined the opposition's meeting request, stating the issues were already sub judice before the Supreme Court. He advised leaders to approach the court through formal judicial petitions rather than administrative intervention.
- Following police detentions of thousands over the weekend, opposition leaders vowed to continue their 'Chalo Delhi- March for Democracy,' with Gandhi alleging authorities used violence against peaceful protesters despite their peaceful conduct.
- The Supreme Court is set to hear matters regarding the Special Intensive Revision on Tuesday, October 13, providing a formal venue for challenging the commission's electoral process as political divisions deepen between government and opposition.
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India's opposition holds 'march for democracy' to top court over voter fraud
NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition parties, including the Indian National Congress, are holding a march to the Supreme Court to submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud.This is the latest in a series of demonstrations in Delhi, with thousands of security forces deployed and roads barricaded in the capital.Separately, the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders met D…
Opposition legislators and supporters attempted to petition the Chief Justice to demand the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commission
INDIA bloc leaders to file petition against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in SC: Rahul
New Delhi, Oct 12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said INDIA bloc leaders will march to the Supreme Court and file a petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and 'vote chori'. Addressing a press conference at the Indira Bhawan headquarters of the Congress, he also asked the CEC to turn approver and resign as their fight was against the bigger powers that were behind him. "Resign, turn approver; you have made a mistake b…
India's opposition is preparing to march to the Supreme Court to submit a petition demanding the resignation of the Election Commission chairman, who is accused of altering and deleting voter lists of over 130 million people to benefit the ruling party.
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