Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav jumped over the barricades as Delhi Police stopped INDIA bloc MPs from marching to Election Commission's office in protest of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of "voter fraud" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Monday backed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim against the Election Commission of India (ECI), and alleged that the poll body "has become the B team of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)" and should merge offices.
The protest march began from the Makar Dwar of the Parliament under the leadership of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The MPs began their march to urge the EC to address their concerns on the alleged "voter theft"
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar questioned the Election Commission for issuing a notice against Congres MP Rahul Gandhi, asking the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to submit the documents backing his "vote theft" allegations.
RJD MP Manoj Jha told ANI, "... If you cannot meet MPs citing the excuse of space, then that in itself is a comment on what kind of work you are doing... This (SIR) is a fraud; you are not providing classified data. Despite the Supreme Court's instructions, your (Election Commission) stub
Congress MP K Suresh, who was among the passengers of an Air India flight from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi that was diverted to Chennai on Sunday due to a suspected technical issue, on Monday sought an inquiry into the incident.
In a post on X, CM Stalin wrote, "The BJP has turned the Election Commission into its poll rigging machinery. What happened in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura is not an administrative lapse; it is a calculated conspiracy to steal the people's mandate."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday has given Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267, demanding discussion in the Upper House on the constitutional and electoral implications of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar, alleging the process
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday criticised the INDIA bloc MPs for planning a march from Parliament to the Election Commission, accusing them of disrupting proceedings since the first day of the session, and said the poll body has rightly sought evidence from Rahul Gandhi over his allegati
Meanwhile, Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to march from Makar Dwar in Parliament to the Election Commission office at Nirvachan Sadan on Monday.The march will begin at 11:30 AM and proceed via Transport Bhawan.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday criticised the INDIA bloc's proposed march from Parliament to the Election Commission's office in protest of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.