Leaders and MPs of the INDIA bloc march to the Election Commission of India (ECI) amid demands related to “Gyanesh,” with some participants chanting “it’s done, bro, time to resign,” according to reports. The Economic Times and Times of India describe the rally as a march to the EC office, while The Hindu adds that a sit-in follows after the march is stopped.
The Hindu reports that heavy security deployment and barricading are put in place around Parliament and the Election Commission headquarters ahead of the march. After the attempt to proceed is blocked, INDIA bloc MPs stage a sit-in at the location where the march is stopped. Times of India and The Economic Times focus more on the march itself and the slogans used by INDIA bloc leaders, without detailing the post-stoppage protest arrangements to the same extent.
Across the outlets, the core points remain that INDIA bloc figures attempt to reach the Election Commission, the move is prevented by security measures, and protests continue through a sit-in by MPs, accompanied by chants calling for resignation of an individual described in the reporting as “Gyanesh.”
