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Opposition leaders march to Supreme Court over voter revision exercise
Opposition leaders marched in Delhi to the Supreme Court on Monday to protest the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, exercise.
The march included Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Both posed with Batman masks during the protest.
Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders also filed a petition in the Supreme Court over issues linked to the SIR and alleged voter deletions.
The Election Commission of India is carrying out the voter revision exercise.
The petition is likely to be heard on Tuesday.
The protest is part of a wider campaign calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court in Delhi on Monday to protest the Special Intensive Revision voter exercise.
Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders filed a petition against the Election Commission of India over issues linked to the exercise.
The petition was likely to be heard on Tuesday.
The protest was part of an ongoing campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge posed with Batman masks during the march.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders filed the petition. Opposition leaders took part in the march.
- What
- They protested the Special Intensive Revision voter exercise and filed a petition against the Election Commission of India.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026. The petition was likely to be heard on Tuesday.
- Where
- Delhi; the march was to the Supreme Court.
- Why
- The protest and petition concerned issues linked to the Special Intensive Revision exercise, including voter deletions.
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Opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court, and Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders filed a petition against the Election Commission of India.
The petition was likely to be heard, according to the report.
- Petitioners
- Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision voter exercise
- Destination
- Supreme Court, Delhi
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Mask
- Batman
What people are saying
Let's just say that no one has ever seen me and Batman in the same room together
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