Opposition leaders demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
TBS Report
12 October, 2026, 06:50 pm
Last modified: 12 October, 2026, 06:54 pm
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led thousands of protesters in a march towards the Supreme Court in central Delhi, demanding action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and his resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The march came as a petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the CEC, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
The petitioners include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.
The march was joined by INDIA bloc leaders, including Kharge, Tejashwi Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
Protesters were stopped on Bhagwan Dass Road, about 600 metres from the Supreme Court, as police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in large numbers and iron barricades erected to block their route.
Opposition parties and supporters of the "cockroach" youth movement have staged protests almost daily in recent days, demanding Kumar's resignation.