ECI Responds To Opposition Protest: ‘No Party Sought Appointment Before 4 PM’ | BREAKING NEWS

News18 - Oct 6, 2026

| ECI says no party sought an appointment before 4 PM, after which Congress sought a meeting for 240 Opposition MPs at Parliament House Annexe. The poll panel said such meetings must follow its established protocol and be held at the ECI premises. It also offered to send a senior official to receive the memorandum, but the offer was declined.The standoff escalated as Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other Opposition leaders staged a prolonged protest at Akashvani Bhawan and were later detained by Delhi Police n18oc_indian18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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