Protests Will Continue Until CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resigns, Says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi said the protests will continue until Gyanesh Kumar resigns, after police detained Opposition leaders and halted a three-hour bus procession.
- On Wednesday, Delhi Police detained Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance leaders protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote theft.
- Gandhi and Parliament Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged an impromptu dharna near Jantar Mantar, with the sister emphasizing a politics of resistance following an INDIA bloc meeting to address the broken system.
- Police registered an FIR against leaders for staging a dharna inside Akashvani Bhavan, while Gandhi called the legal action a "medal" on his chest and images of Vadra clutching the Constitution went viral.
- Condemning the "brutal handling" of MPs, Congress party official Venugopal vowed the Opposition would return "day after day until vote chors are brought to justice" to protect democracy.
- Top Congress leaders indicated INDIA bloc members will continue protests on Thursday, stating the party remains ready to face arrests to "save the Constitution and democracy" against alleged vote theft.
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Led by Rahul Gandhi, INDIA Bloc MPs staged a massive protest in Delhi. Buses were stopped by a security cordon near the Shangri-La Hotel on Ashoka Road, about a kilometer from Jantar Mantar. Police prevented the leaders from proceeding further, citing the imposition of Section 163 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the area.
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