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Police detain 300 MPs as opposition demands Election Chief’s resignation

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC · How we work

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Alleged Voter Erasure

On Tuesday, Oct 6 2026, opposition MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters in Delhi, demanding the chief commissioner’s resignation.
Protesters allege the Special Intensive Revision has erased millions of poor and minority voters, especially targeting the nation’s 200 million Muslims.
Delhi Police detained about 300 opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Protesters occupied All India Radio (Akashvani) building next to Election Commission, keeping a sit-in.

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CEC Puppet Claim

On 6 October 2026, opposition leaders marched from Parliament to Election Commission headquarters in Delhi, demanding the chief commissioner’s resignation.
The protest was portrayed as a “Save Democracy” rally, while ruling party dismissed it as drama and bid to revive Rahul Gandhi.
Mallikarjun Kharge said CEC Gyanesh Kumar is puppet of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
Opposition planned “Save votes, save the country” rallies 10 Oct-25 Nov to document 13.5 crore missing voters.

Center

Supreme Court Review

On Tuesday, Oct 6 2026, opposition leaders marched from Parliament toward Delhi’s Election Commission headquarters, demanding the chief commissioner’s resignation.
The Election Commission said it received no meeting request, called SIR decisions unanimous, and noted Supreme Court will review Form 6 changes.
Police stopped the march near the NITI Aayog building and escorted opposition leaders onto buses.
Biju Janata Dal MPs joined, citing over 20 lakh excluded voters in Odisha and 13 crore nationwide.

Blindspot

Protesters claim the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls erased millions of poor and minority voters and is targeting India’s roughly 200 million-strong Muslim population.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning and Right-leaning coverage.

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Alleged Voter Erasure

On Tuesday, Oct 6 2026, opposition MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters in Delhi, demanding the chief commissioner’s resignation.
Protesters allege the Special Intensive Revision has erased millions of poor and minority voters, especially targeting the nation’s 200 million Muslims.
Delhi Police detained about 300 opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Protesters occupied All India Radio (Akashvani) building next to Election Commission, keeping a sit-in.

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