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Chief Justice Surya Kant has declined the INDIA bloc’s request for a meeting, advising Opposition leaders to file a petition. The bloc plans a Supreme Court march demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and electoral reforms over alleged irregularities in voter roll revision
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Rahul Gandhi has called on citizens, opposition parties, youth groups and civil society organisations to join a march to the Supreme Court on Monday. The opposition plans to submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, EVMs, and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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President Droupadi Murmu asked the INDIA bloc delegation to provide evidence supporting its allegations of "vote theft" and electoral irregularities during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The opposition leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, submitted a memorandum against the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and said they would furnish evidence and also approach the Supreme Court.
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The BRS on Friday accused the Congress of adopting double standards on opposition protests, alleging that while Rahul Gandhi was allowed to lead demonstrations in Delhi, the Telangana government was booking cases against opposition legislators.
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned the alleged inappropriate behaviour of Congress MLA Malreddy Rangareddy towards a woman on an RTC bus and also criticised the alleged detention of journalist Rekha by Cyber Crime police over her reporting on allegations involving the Chief Minister's family.
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was stopped by Delhi Police while heading to Barakhamba Road Police Station to express solidarity with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was detained during protests against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were detained by Delhi Police while heading to Jantar Mantar to protest for the second consecutive day, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Rahul Gandhi said his “goal is to have 100 FIRs” after a complaint was lodged against him and other INDIA bloc leaders over Tuesday’s Akashwani Bhavan protest. Gandhi said he already faced 45 FIRs and called each one a “medal”
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the Delhi Police FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Opposition leaders following their protest against electoral-roll revision. He accused the government and Election Commission of enabling “vote chori” and defended Gandhi’s Satyagraha
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the arrest of BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank, accusing him of double standards on democracy and the Constitution. Rama Rao said the BRS would continue raising alleged corruption issues.
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INDIA bloc leaders, led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, staged a sit-in protest inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises in New Delhi after police stopped their march to the nearby Election Commission of India (ECI) office. The leaders, carrying tricolours and 'Save democracy' banners, were briefly detained following high drama where Gandhi climbed a barricade to wave the national flag.
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the FIR registered against party spokesperson Manne Krishank, alleging that the Congress government was using police cases to silence questions about alleged corruption and unfulfilled promises.
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not acknowledging the bravery of Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who allegedly thwarted a co-pilot's attempt to seize control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
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INDIA bloc parties in Jammu have announced a joint "Save Democracy" rally on October 7, along with district-level protest marches from October 4 to 8. The opposition parties are demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the electoral process and raising concerns over voter deletions and "vote chori".
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BRS leader T Harish Rao has urged Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal to intervene and stop the proposed privatisation of key public-sector institutions in Telangana, including TG-TRANSCO, TG-GENCO, SCCL and the DISCOMs.
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The BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the Election Commission and SIR, accusing him of spreading misinformation. Gandhi had questioned an alleged change to online Form 6, while Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attributed the change to the PM-HM duo
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Rahul Gandhi alleged that the online Form 6 used for fresh voter registration was illegally modified and questioned who in the Election Commission directed TCS to make the change, who approved it within the company, and whether any pressure was exerted.
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BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed the INDIA bloc is divided over Rahul Gandhi’s leadership after several leaders skipped its meeting in New Delhi. Opposition parties, meanwhile, discussed a joint action plan over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision
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The INDIA bloc has finalised a joint action plan over the SIR row, including rallies, 'save democracy' marches from October 2 to 8 and a march to the Election Commission on October 6. Leaders also backed ballot-paper voting
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BJP leader Ashish Usha Agarwal questioned Rahul Gandhi’s leadership of the INDIA bloc ahead of its New Delhi meeting. His remarks came as opposition parties discussed electoral-roll revisions, Election Commission concerns and efforts to coordinate their response amid differences within the alliance
