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Congress Leaders Travel to Delhi to Protest Against Election Commission

Nationwide · pinned on Delhi, India · since Oct 10, 2026

Is it still on?

YESDay 3 and counting, since Oct 10.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesters are demonstrating against a nationwide voter roll revision and the alleged mass deletion of millions of voters.
What they want
Demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down and that voter rights be protected.
What changed
Oct 12: Congress leaders and workers arrived in Delhi to join a march toward the Supreme Court led by Rahul Gandhi.
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What protesters want

  • Protect the voting rights of every citizen
  • Reverse the mass deletion of voter names
  • Call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Organised by: Congress, Cockroach Janta Party

What authorities say

Authorities deployed thousands of personnel across central Delhi, erected heavy metal barricades, and closed key metro stations. Police conducted mass detentions over the weekend, though police did not respond to questions on detentions or their actions during a news conference, according to sources.2

The full story

Opposition leaders, local Congress delegates, and youth movement supporters converged in New Delhi for multi-day demonstrations against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Organised partly in response to alleged misconduct and the mass deletion of millions of voter names, the protests prompted authorities to deploy thousands of police personnel, set up heavy metal barricades, and close key metro stations across central Delhi. Opposition figures and journalists accused the police of heavy-handed tactics and mass detentions over the weekend. Congress leaders announced their intention to participate in a march toward the Supreme Court, while the Election Commission of India denied wrongdoing.

Timeline

  1. Authorities deployed thousands of personnel, erected heavy metal barricades, and closed metro stations in anticipation of fresh marches.2

  2. Congress leaders and over 100 party workers travelled to Delhi to join a protest march led by Rahul Gandhi toward the Supreme Court.13

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