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Indian opposition leaders detained at protest demanding election chief's resignation

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 06:19 · 1 min read

Delhi Police detained around 260 people, including 10 MPs and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, on October 6 after an INDIA bloc (an alliance of opposition parties) march toward the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, where they demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (a contested overhaul of voter rolls). Those held were released later, but police have since filed a criminal trespass case against Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others over a sit-in at the Akashvani Bhavan (state broadcaster's building), which the opposition denies was forcible. The standoff deepens a row over the integrity of India's electoral process, with another protest planned for October 10 at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party.

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The Hindu — CEC row LIVE: CJP’s Saurav Das to submit ‘intimation letter’ to Delhi Police ahead of October 10 Jantar Mantar protest; security tightened ↗︎The Hindu — Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, several others booked over forcible entry into Akashvani Bhavan during INDIA bloc protest ↗︎
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