Gyanesh Kumar

Petitions by RJD MP Manoj Jha and activist Arun Agrawal question Section 16 of the 2023 Act, which bars civil and criminal proceedings against the CEC and ECs.

The alliance will begin with a demonstration at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on 5 November, demanding the scrapping of the SIR exercise and the CEC’s resignation.

'Don't act as protesters,' Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Sharma, told his protesting colleagues.

The Home Minister said that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the issue.

The fight over SIR is no longer confined to electoral-roll revisions, raising larger questions about institutional independence, democratic accountability and the Opposition's ability to mount a sustained challenge.

Raut accused the BJP of irony over its ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ campaign, saying those accused of undermining democracy were now holding rallies to defend it.

The party took out a protest march in the national capital, seeking an apology from Congress and Rahul Gandhi over the anti-Sikh riots.

Gandhi described the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as 'illegal' and said that the Election Commission has removed 15% of voters from the electoral rolls.

Gandhi warned that Narendra Modi and Amit Shah would face legal action over alleged 'vote chori' as Opposition leaders demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal.

The Congress chief accuses the BJP of forming governments through alleged vote theft, while the Union Home Minister criticises Rahul Gandhi over the timing of the Delhi protest.

Gyanesh Kumar had assumed charge as the 26th CEC of India on February 2, 2025.

The open vehicles used by leaders of INDIA bloc in their 'Chalo Dilli' march was reportedly hired from the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan.

Nearly 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the capital, with traffic diversions and restrictions in place around both events.