‘Gyanesh, it's done bro, time to resign’: INDIA bloc MPs stage sit-in after march to ECI stopped
Heavy security deployment and barricading had been put in place in and around Parliament and the Election Commission headquarters ahead of the march
On Tuesday, opposition MPs in India staged a sit-in protest, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstrators, including leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, marched from Parliament House to the Election Commission of India headquarters but were halted by police on Parliament Street, near NITI Aayog.
The MPs, carrying cutouts of Kumar in an RSS uniform and raising slogans like "BJP hai CEC hai," "Vote chor, gaddi chhod," and "Democracy not for sale," accused the Chief Election Commissioner of eroding public trust in the commission. Security personnel were present, and heavy barricades had been set up ahead of the demonstration.
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