India detains opposition lawmakers protesting against election chief
- Police briefly detained opposition lawmakers, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, after protesters tried to cross barricades during a march in New Delhi.
- Opposition parties demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, accusing the Election Commission of manipulating voter registrations to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Election Commission said the voter-list revision removes duplicate and ineligible entries while protecting electoral integrity.
- Critics warned that the process could exclude eligible voters.
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ECI cites protocol after Rahul-led delegation seeks meeting at Parliament Annexe
Opposition MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, were denied a meeting with the Election Commission as their requested venue, Parliament House Annexe, contravened established protocol. The commission offered to send an officer to receive their memorandum instead.
'No Party Sought Meeting Till 4 PM': EC Responds To INDIA Bloc Protest Against CEC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that no political party had formally sought a meeting with the poll panel before 4 pm, even as Opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi protested in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner
An AFP journalist saw Mr. Gandhi of the Congress Party, the main opposition party, standing on a barricade and waving an Indian flag, being apprehended with other elected officials, before being released quickly. Opposition officials accused Gyanese Kumar, the president of the Indian Electoral Commission (IEC), long regarded as the guarantor of the world's largest democracy, of being subdued by the party of the ultra-nationalist Hindu Prime Mini…
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