Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Rahul Gandhi Waves Tricolour During INDIA Bloc Election Protest
Opposition lawmakers marched in Delhi toward the Election Commission’s office.
They wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They objected to a process that updates voter lists, saying it could remove people who should be allowed to vote.
Police stopped the march with barricades.
Rahul Gandhi climbed onto one and waved the Indian flag.
He and other leaders also staged a sit-in, and reports said he and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were briefly detained.
Some protesters were taken away in buses.
Opposition leaders also questioned changes to a form used to register voters.
The articles do not include a response from the Election Commission to these claims.
INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission of India headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the Tricolour after security personnel stopped the march.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were briefly detained, according to reports; other protesters were taken away in buses.
After the march was stopped near NITI Aayog, Gandhi and other opposition leaders staged a sit-in; protesters later gathered at Akashvani Bhawan.
Opposition leaders alleged the voter-roll revision could remove legitimate voters and questioned changes to Form 6; Congress MP Pramod Tiwari claimed 13 crore votes had been deleted.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc MPs and leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested.
- What
- They marched toward the Election Commission headquarters and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Delhi, on the route from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters, including near NITI Aayog and Akashvani Bhawan.
- Why
- Opposition parties alleged that the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls could delete legitimate voters and raised concerns about Form 6.
Opposition parties
Election Commission
Voter-roll revision
Opposition parties
Opposition parties alleged the Special Intensive Revision could remove legitimate voters and questioned changes to Form 6.
Election Commission
The articles do not include a response from the Election Commission to these allegations.
Election integrity
Opposition parties
Opposition leaders accused the Election Commission of compromising electoral integrity and facilitating what they called “vote chori.”
Election Commission
The articles provide no Election Commission response to these accusations.
- Protest route
- From the Parliament complex toward the Election Commission headquarters, Nirvachan Sadan
- Main demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Voter-roll exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Other issue raised
- Opposition parties questioned changes to Form 6, used for voter registration
- Barricade incident
- Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the Tricolour
- Detentions
- Reports said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were briefly detained; other protesters were taken away in buses
- Claim about deleted votes
- Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that 13 crore votes had been deleted
Sources
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