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CJI declines meeting with INDIA bloc leaders amid anti-CEC protest in Delhi
INDIA bloc leaders planned a protest in New Delhi on October 12 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Chief Justice Surya Kant declined to meet the leaders, who planned to submit a memorandum to him.
The protest follows a media investigation into the Election Commission of India and calls for Kumar to resign.
The demand has become tied to wider concerns about the integrity of elections.
Authorities announced traffic restrictions and the closure of several Metro stations from 6 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
The listed stations include Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road.
The protest’s focus shifted towards Connaught Place.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined to meet INDIA bloc leaders amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi was due to submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice.
The protest’s focus shifted to Connaught Place, according to The Hindu.
Several metro stations were scheduled to close from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 12.
The protest followed demands for Kumar’s resignation and concerns about electoral integrity.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined to meet INDIA bloc leaders.
- What
- The leaders sought to submit a memorandum amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Delhi; the protest’s focus shifted to Connaught Place.
- Why
- The protest was against the Chief Election Commissioner, with demands for his resignation and concerns about electoral integrity.
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Youth and student organisations called for a peaceful protest against the Chief Election Commissioner.
INDIA bloc leaders sought to meet the Chief Justice, who declined, amid the anti-CEC protest in Delhi.
- Chief Justice of India
- Surya Kant
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Planned memorandum
- Rahul Gandhi was to submit it to the Chief Justice
- Metro closures
- Six stations scheduled to close from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 12
- Protest focus
- Connaught Place
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