No party sought meeting before 4pm: EC on INDIA bloc uproar against Gyanesh Kumar
The ECI said it was informed by the Delhi Police at around 4 pm that a delegation of MPs, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, wanted to meet the Commission.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) acknowledged on Tuesday that no political party had formally requested a meeting with the poll panel before 4 pm. This came after claims that a group of MPs desired to meet the Commission and present a memorandum. The ECI reported this to Delhi Police around 4 pm, when they learned of a delegation of MPs, led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, wishing to meet the Commission.
The poll panel outlined its usual practice, which mandates political parties or joint delegations of parties to seek an appointment via their authorized representatives. Subsequently, a meeting would be scheduled at a time mutually decided by both parties. The ECI even suggested sending its most senior serving officer to the meeting to receive the memorandum from the MPs, an unprecedented move. Nevertheless, the MPs declined to accept this proposal.
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