Politics

09

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Rahul-Priyanka Protest: Attempt to Reach EC Headquarters

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were briefly detained on Tuesday after police stopped them and other INDIA bloc leaders from marching towards the Election Commission headquarters. They later attempted to enter the Akashvani Bhawan premises to reach the poll panel’s office. The opposition leaders were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee and others climbed over a police barricade after security personnel blocked their route.   INDIA bloc MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, had…

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08

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

INDIA Bloc Protest Day 3: Rajghat Plan, Gyanesh Kumar Row

Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge is scheduled to host a second consecutive lunch meeting for INDIA bloc MPs at 1.45 pm on Thursday at Moets K-14 in Connaught Place, Delhi. The venue is located near Jantar Mantar, where Opposition MPs have been staging protests, and the Election Commission office.   Security was strengthened across central Delhi ahead of the Opposition’s planned demonstrations. Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed in large numbers, while barricades were placed and several areas were cordoned off. Security arrangements were also made at Raj Ghat, where…

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08

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Rahul Gandhi Leads INDIA Bloc Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi led opposition parties in a march to Jantar Mantar on Tuesday to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.   The march followed a meeting chaired by Congress president and Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. The leaders discussed preparing a letter seeking an urgent meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner over issues linked to the SIR exercise.   Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said the opposition had moved its protest to Jantar Mantar after being told on Monday that it…

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07

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Opposition MPs Face Roadblock on Way to Jantar Mantar

Buses carrying Opposition MPs to Jantar Mantar for a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were stopped by security personnel at Ashoka Road on Wednesday.   Congress MP Rahul Gandhi proceeded towards the protest venue after the buses carrying the Opposition leaders were halted. Section 163 in force at Jantar Mantar Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma said Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was in force at Jantar Mantar. He said protest marches and demonstrations could not be held at the location without permission.   Sharma said three buses carrying MPs and a large number…

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06

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Chicken Roll During Pitru Paksha? Rahul Gandhi Faces Row

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has faced criticism on social media after a video showing him eating what was described as a chicken roll surfaced during the ongoing Pitru Paksha on Tuesday.   The footage emerged as Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several INDIA bloc MPs took part in the ‘Save Democracy March’ in Delhi. The Opposition leaders later continued their protest at Akashvani Bhavan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.   Gandhi had remained at the protest site…

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06

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Elections Stayed by Courts: 6 Key Cases From 1975 to 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would scrutinise decisions taken by the Election Commission and cancel any order found to be contrary to the law. The observation came as the court issued notices to the Centre and the poll panel on petitions alleging that several decisions were taken without the approval of both election commissioners.   A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it would examine the decisions in question and exercise its authority if any of them failed the legal test.   The bench declined, however, to issue an interim order…

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05

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Gyanesh Kumar Row: Opposition Plans Big March Against CEC

The INDIA bloc will begin its protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with a march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday. The opposition alliance finalised the programme after discussions that followed its meeting last week, with the issue also drawing support from Gen Z, represented by the Cockroach Janata Party.   Members of Parliament from the alliance will assemble at Makar Dwar before marching towards Nirvachan Sadan. The extent to which the police permit the march to proceed remains unclear.   Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is expected to join the demonstration in Delhi, while several…

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05

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Vaiko’s MDMK ends nine-year alliance with DMK

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on Saturday announced the end of the alliance with long-time ally DMK while accusing it of attempting to prop up an AIADMK government. Such a move to install an AIADMK-led regime—one that had a pre-poll tie-up with "Hindutva communal forces"—made the DMK's avowed secular-ideology-based alliance slogan meaningless, the party asserted.   In a resolution passed at the meeting held, the MDMK alleged that after the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results were announced on May 4, 2026, it emerged that "behind-the-scenes political deals" had gone against the mandate given by the people. It was an open…

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04

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government following the postponement of the Maharashtra Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) .

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government following the postponement of the Maharashtra Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) .   Dipke on Saturday alleged that the Maharashtra TET paper leak once again showed the government's failure in ensuring the integrity of competitive examinations as he pressed for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.   Addressing a press conference here, Dipke alleged that after the NEET controversy, the cancellation of the Maharashtra Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) following a paper leak was another instance of the government's failure to conduct examinations.   He was…

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04

Oct

By The Press Editor

Politics

Akhilesh Yadav Asks SP to Keep Seat-Sharing Views Within Party

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has asked party leaders to keep their views and concerns on seat-sharing negotiations with the Congress within internal party forums, as differences emerged ahead of formal discussions for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.   Yadav made the appeal while speaking to reporters at an event in Lucknow, following public comments by SP MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel on the Congress’s reported demand for 150 seats.   “I would like to tell all our leaders that whatever opinions or concerns they have regarding seat-sharing should be shared with us,” Yadav said, urging party members not…

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