High drama in Delhi as Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc leaders step up their protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process.On October 6, opposition MPs marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission headquarters, but were stopped by police barricades. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi later entered the Akashvani Bhavan premises and staged a sit-in, while several opposition leaders and protesters were detained.The opposition is demanding Gyanesh Kumar's removal, the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and restoration of voters allegedly removed from electoral rolls. The BJP has rejected the opposition's allegations and accused it of creating political disorder.The confrontation comes amid a wider political and legal dispute over SIR and changes to voter-registration procedures, with the Supreme Court also examining questions surrounding the Election Commission's handling of Form 6. n18oc_the-5pm-briefn18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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