High drama at Rahul-led CEC protest - how it unfolded
Opposition leaders in India, led by Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest march toward the Election Commission headquarters to demand the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. The protest, which involved climbing barricades, was triggered by alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions.
Why it matters
The event underscores ongoing political tensions in India regarding the integrity of the electoral process and the role of the Election Commission.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi climbed atop barricades during the INDIA bloc MPs’ march from Parliament towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule and several other opposition leaders also joined the march, which was held amid heavy security and barricading around Parliament and the EC office. Security personnel stopped the march near the NITI Aayog office as the MPs raised slogans of “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod”.INDIA bloc MPs stopped near Niti AayogRahul Gandhi led several INDIA bloc MPs in a march from Parliament towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, with protesters carrying placards and cutouts of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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