CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: FIR filed over Oppn's sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan demanding CEC's resignation
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police during a sit-in protest staged by INDIA bloc MPs at Akashvani Bhavan against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday before being rolled out. CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: Delhi Police have registered an FIR after receiving a complaint alleging that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other MPs and people accompanying them, entered the Akashvani Bhavan premises during Tuesday’s Opposition protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The entire Opposition has come together to demand the resignation of the CEC. Several INDIA bloc MPs protested on Tuesday to demand the CEC's ouster and marched towards the Election Commission of India in Delhi. Many of them, including Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal and Pawan Khera, were briefly detained at Delhi's Akashvani Bhavan after they staged a sit-in. ...Read More
Adding to this, The protest by the Opposition leaders comes after alleged irregularities in decisions taken by the poll body, particularly the Special Intensive Revision exercise, an issue which has been a major point of contention ever since last year's Bihar assembly polls, when the current nationwide SIR exercise was commenced. Apart from the Opposition MPs, other student organisations and activists have also taken out marches demanding the CEC's resignation. ECI says 'no party sought meeting till 4 pm' The Election Commission of India on Tuesday shared that no political party had formally sought an appointment with the poll panel before 4 pm, as the Opposition MPs protested in the national capital. The ECI shared it was informed by Delhi Police at around 4 pm that a delegation of MPs led by Gandhi wanted to meet the Commission and submit a memorandum. Jantar Mantar 2.0 Political pressure group Cockroach Janta Party's founder Abhijeet Dipke opened up that they will launch a fresh agitation at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10 against the CEC. CJP's co-convener Saurav shared that on Wednesday, October 7, he will reach the Parliament Street police station at 10:00 am to “intimate” the Delhi Police of their protest on October 10, 2026. “The Constitution of India allows us to peacefully assemble and the right to protest peacefully,” he shared. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, October 6, Dipke shared, "One Nation, One Election is just a slogan. The actual intention of the ruling dispensation is to push the country toward 'one nation, one political party'." He also alleged that Maharashtra police was issuing notices to CJP protesters, pressuring them not to attend the Delhi protest. "It is heart-breaking that the Chandrapur police served notices to CJP workers, asking them not to participate in the protest at Jantar Mantar. They also asked CJP workers about the source of funds for travelling to Jantar Mantar. The police shared (in the notice) that the agitation is going to be "violent". How do the police know so early that the agitation would be violent? Have they planned anything in advance?'' he asked. "Why is the Maharashtra Police behaving like Delhi Police? What do they have to do if a person is going to Delhi from Chandrapur?" he added.
Meanwhile, CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: CJP co-convenor Saurav Das to visit Parliament Street Police Station to submit notice for October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar. Das says, "Gyanesh Kumar, who is a traitor to the country, the number one traitor, an original anti-national, and now even the Supreme Court has shared that he is the number one liar in this country, will face a major protest by Cockroach Janta Party and the youth of the country from October 10. Today, the entire Cockroach Janta Party team has come to inform the Delhi Police that we will all gather at Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site and a historic place where protests are held peacefully, on October 10. I have come today for this purpose. We are going to the Parliament Street Police Station. I have prepared a letter stating that we will fully cooperate with you and hope that you will also cooperate with us. We have informed them that a major protest is going to be held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10. I have come to discuss this with them. We had already informed them earlier, but today we will formally intimate them so that later they do not turn around and say that they were not formally informed."
Notably, CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Modi government after the Delhi Police registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly forcibly entering Akashvani Bhawan, saying the "diabolical duo" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is "rattled" and "desperate".
As per the latest buzz, The opposition party also shared the writing on the wall is clear. (PTI)
In further updates, CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: Delhi Police have registered a first information report (FIR) after receiving a complaint alleging that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other MPs, entered the Akashvani Bhavan premises without permission during Tuesday’s Opposition protest against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
On top of that, The complaint alleged that the leaders entered the office premises without permission after police stopped the Opposition march towards the Election Commission of India (ECI), an officer aware of the matter shared.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar row LIVE: The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and questioned his "silence" over the alleged voter deletions in Tamil Nadu.
Source: Hindustan Times