Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Congress Plans Delhi Protest as BJP's Nitin Nabin Hits Back
Congress leaders are planning another protest in Delhi.
Mallikarjun Kharge invited INDIA bloc lawmakers to lunch, and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra were expected to join.
The protesters want to meet the country's top election official and want him to resign.
Police are watching closely because they do not want an unauthorised protest.
BJP leader Nitin Nabin disagreed with the protest.
He said that parties questioning election results should give up the seats they won in those elections.
He also criticised Rahul Gandhi.
Nabin separately praised the arrangements at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge invited INDIA bloc MPs to lunch in Delhi, with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra expected to attend.
Congress members plan to demand a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner and call for his resignation.
Delhi Police is on high alert and says it does not want an unauthorised protest to take place.
BJP president Nitin Nabin challenged opposition parties to resign from seats won in elections they allege involved vote theft.
Nabin also criticised Rahul Gandhi's protest, and praised the arrangements at Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
- Who
- Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra; BJP president Nitin Nabin; and Delhi Police.
- What
- Congress plans to protest and seek a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner, while Nitin Nabin criticises the protest and challenges opposition parties to resign from seats they won.
- When
- The planned lunch and protest are described as taking place this afternoon; no date is specified.
- Where
- The planned political activity is in Delhi; Nitin Nabin made his remarks to the media in Varanasi.
- Why
- Congress is protesting over alleged vote theft and wants the Chief Election Commissioner to meet them and resign.
Congress and Opposition
BJP
Protest and election allegations
Congress and Opposition
Congress plans to protest over alleged vote theft and is seeking a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner, whom it says should resign.
BJP
Nitin Nabin criticised the protest and said parties questioning elections should resign from seats they won in elections conducted by the Election Commission.
Rahul Gandhi's protest stance
Congress and Opposition
The article reports Rahul Gandhi saying that having 45 FIRs against him, and aiming for 100, would not deter him from protesting.
BJP
Nabin responded with the phrase “100 failures and 100 FIRs” and accused Gandhi of using double standards.
- Congress president
- Mallikarjun Kharge
- Expected attendees
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra
- Protest demand
- A meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner and his resignation
- Police response
- Delhi Police is on high alert and does not want an unauthorised protest
- BJP response
- Nitin Nabin said parties alleging vote theft should resign from seats won in elections conducted by the Election Commission
- Other remarks
- Nabin praised arrangements at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi