Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are detained by Delhi Police during an INDIA bloc protest near Jantar Mantar, where lawmakers demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations related to electoral rolls. Multiple outlets report that police stop the protesters from going to the designated area and subsequently remove Gandhi and other leaders from the crowd, including carrying Rahul into a police bus. Protesters and some lawmakers say they are stopped and mistreated by police.
The demonstrations are part of an ongoing campaign that several sources describe as taking place almost daily for days, with Rahul and other opposition figures protesting for a second or third consecutive day. Outlets link the unrest to concerns raised about a controversial revision of voter lists, following reporting that there are disagreements within the election panel. Opposition parties and their supporters call Kumar illegitimate over the alleged “vote chori” claims, while the election commission and the BJP deny wrongdoing and Kumar has not commented. One report also says police detain hundreds of people, and a later day leads to additional firings/booking over alleged forcible entry connected to a prior protest location.
