INDIA bloc leaders lead march to Supreme Court over CEC issue

UPDATE - follow-up to Anti-CEC row LIVE: Delhi Police denotify Jantar Mantar as protest site; suggest three new locations: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led an opposition march toward the Supreme Court on Monday, October 12, 2026. Police stopped the march at barricaded Bhagwan Dass Road. INDIA bloc representatives plan to submit a petition to the apex court demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision process, and an end to police repression against democratic voices. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a request by Rahul Gandhi for a meeting, as the issues were already sub judice and the court cannot intervene in administrative governance matters. Ahead of the march, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed entry and exit at six metro stations from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police detained several people near Shivaji Park in Dadar who demanded Mr. Kumar's resignation. Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said democracy will be saved only if the BJP is removed. The CPI(M) vowed to intensify its struggle against the electoral roll revision, while Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of panic over the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site.

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Mass political protests often bring together varied opposition parties and labor groups to challenge government policy decisions in the capital. Transport restrictions and heavy police deployments are standard security responses during major demonstrations near key judicial and administrative buildings.