CEC row LIVE: INDIA bloc march to EC headquarters scheduled at 11 am
The INDIA bloc announced that its opposition MPs will march to the Election Commission headquarters today at 11 am and its leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu to raise concerns over the SIR exercise.
The protest call was issued after a meeting of 19 opposition parties on September 30.
The security deployment has been increased around the Election Commission office and other sensitive locations, with personnel positioned to regulate movement and prevent any untoward incident.
The Election Commission has faced criticism from opposition parties over the conduct of the SIR exercise. The poll panel, however, has rejected allegations of a split among its three-member body and maintained that decisions relating to the exercise were taken unanimously.
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Security beefed up around Vijay Chowk; RAF deployed
Security arrangements have been significantly stepped up around Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Tuesday in view of the planned protest demonstration by opposition parties, with Delhi Police setting up multiple layers of barricades to maintain law and order and prevent any untoward incidents. Heavy presence of Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel around Akashvani, ahead of INDIA bloc MPs' march to the Election Commission office today amid the CEC row.
#WATCH | Delhi: Heavy security presence around Vijay Chowk, ahead of the INDIA bloc MPs' protest march from Makar Dwar to the Election Commission of India, over CEC Gyanesh Kumar matter. https://t.co/EkrVd4cbaA
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AAP won't take part in INDIA bloc protest
The AAP on Monday said it will not be part of the INDIA bloc's October 6 protest over the raging SIR row outside the Election Commission headquarters, as the party is fighting its own battle continuously. - PTI
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Security heightened around EC headquarters ahead of INDIA bloc's protest
Security arrangements were heightened around the Election Commission headquarters in view of the INDIA bloc's planned protest over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said.
Security has also been stepped up at key points in New Delhi since Friday in view of protest calls issued by different organisations over the SIR exercise, they said. - PTI
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CEC row: Security tightened in Delhi ahead of INDIA bloc march
The Opposition alliance is set to march to the headquarters of the Election Commission at 11 am today.
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