Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition lawmakers detained over election chief protest for second day
Police detained about 300 opposition lawmakers after an eight-hour sit-in over alleged voter-roll irregularities and demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Delhi Police detained Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other INDIA bloc MPs while marching toward Jantar Mantar to protest Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities.
- Tensions escalated after police filed FIRs against Gandhi and Vadra for allegedly entering Akashvani Bhawan without permission during an eight-hour sit-in on Tuesday, October 6, protesting the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- An Indian Express investigation reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over 10 months to SIR decisions, while more than 130 million names were removed from draft voter lists nationwide.
- The Election Commission rejected a request to meet 240 MPs at the Parliament House Annexe, citing protocol requiring meetings on its own premises, while opposition leaders accused the poll body of avoiding accountability.
- Opposition parties continue their 'Save Democracy' campaign, vowing further protests, while India's Supreme Court is examining a petition alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Kumar made key decisions without approval from the two other commissioners.
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Indian police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the head of the country's electoral commission. The police detained politicians while they were on their way to the meeting site of Djantar-Mantar in the capital of India. The opposition demanded the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, because of a review of the electoral roll, during which more than 130 mi…
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi briefly detained as protests grow over mass voter list purge
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been detained by police during a protest against the country's election chief. Opposition parties are intensifying their campaign over a contentious revision of voter lists that has removed more than 130 million people. Gandhi…
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained during protest against
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center, and his sister, fellow lawmaker Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, jostle with police during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
Rahul-Priyanka detained again in Delhi: Tire punctured while being taken on bus, later released
Rahul Gandhi has been arrested during a protest march in the Indian capital. The opposition accuses the electoral authority of manipulation.
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