Live: After mammoth SC march, Rahul invites INDIA bloc for high tea today

Delhi Protest Live Updates: A day after the Opposition staged a mammoth march to the Supreme Court demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and filing a joint petition challenging the SIR exercise, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc leaders, civil society members and student organisations for a high tea at his residence at 4 pm. The meeting comes amid an intensifying Opposition campaign against the Election Commission of India over allegations of electoral irregularities and the SIR exercise. Monday’s march saw Opposition leaders, activists and civil society members gather in central Delhi in a show of strength before a delegation of INDIA bloc leaders approached the Supreme Court to submit a joint petition, which names Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as parties. The Opposition's legal move came a day after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a request for a meeting with Opposition leaders over the issue, saying the matter was sub judice. Follow indiatoday.in for all the latest updates.

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Rahul Gandhi has called for a high tea at his residence today after the Opposition's mega march to the Supreme Court yesterday. (PTI Photo)

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has announced plans to launch a major protest in Rajasthan within the next 10 days, claiming that police detained, placed under house arrest and assaulted its members and other activists to prevent them from joining protests in Delhi.

Addressing a press conference in Jaipur, CJP spokesperson Deepak Baliyan alleged that police had harassed party workers and their families. He claimed he was kept under house arrest for four days, with personnel from four police stations deployed outside his residence.

Outfit member Gigraj Jorli alleged that he was detained inside his vehicle on October 10 while travelling to Delhi to participate in a protest. He also claimed that his associate, Surendra, was kept in illegal detention.

Another CJP member, Shashikant, alleged that he and his associate Suraj Meena were detained and beaten at Jaipur's Gandhi Nagar Police Station on October 8. Their phones were confiscated, and they were prevented from seeking legal assistance, he claimed.

The party has appealed to civil society organisations, student groups and other social organisations to join its proposed protest.

(PTI)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc MPs, civil society members and student organisations for a high tea at his residence on Tuesday, a day after the Opposition’s mammoth “March for Democracy” to the Supreme Court over allegations of vote theft.

A joint press conference of INDIA bloc leaders will be held in the afternoon, followed by tea at Gandhi’s 5, Sunehri Bagh Road residence at 4 pm, sources said.

“Following today's March for Democracy and the submission of the petition ... a joint press conference of INDIA leaders will be held tomorrow afternoon, followed by tea,” the invitation read.