New Delhi, October 6, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the Tricolour on Tuesday as INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The march from Parliament towards Nirvachan Sadan was stopped by security personnel near the NITI Aayog office on Parliament Street. The protesting MPs subsequently staged a sit-in on the road, while several Opposition leaders were detained. Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among those briefly detained, according to reports.
The Opposition MPs, carrying the Tricolour and banners with the message “Save Democracy”, had set out from Makar Dwar and raised slogans demanding Kumar’s resignation. The protest centred on allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and concerns over the voter enrolment process.
As police barricades prevented the MPs from proceeding towards the ECI headquarters, Gandhi climbed onto one of the barriers and waved the national flag, drawing slogans from supporters. He later sat on a dharna along with other Opposition leaders.
The protest comes amid an ongoing Opposition campaign against the SIR exercise. The Election Commission has rejected allegations of wrongdoing and maintained that decisions relating to the revision process were taken in accordance with the applicable procedure and unanimously by the Commission.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the Opposition would continue its campaign, asserting that the INDIA bloc was determined to “save democracy”.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that around 13 crore votes had been deleted and accused the Election Commission of misuse of Form 6. His remarks were part of the Opposition’s allegations over the voter-roll revision process.
The Supreme Court had on Monday said it had not approved any modified version of Form 6 and would examine the Election Commission’s records to determine whether changes had been made and who had authorised them, according to reports.
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