Delhi Police Releases Oppn MPs Detained During 'Vote Chori' Protest — Live Updates
INDIA bloc’s Rahul Gandhi and leaders detained during protest march to Election Commission, demanding clean voter lists and saving democracy.
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Several senior INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sanjay Raut, and Sagarika Ghose, were detained by Delhi Police on Friday during a protest march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The leaders were demonstrating against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and alleged irregularities in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Speaking before her detention, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the government of being fearful, saying, “Dare hue hai. Sarkaar kaayar hai.”
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said the protest was about protecting democratic principles rather than political rivalry. “The reality is that they cannot talk. The truth is in front of the country. This fight is not political. This fight is to save the Constitution. This fight is for One Man, One Vote. We want a clean, pure voters list,” he stated.
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Delhi Police Releases Detained Opposition MPs
Delhi Police released all the opposition MPs it had detained earlier in the day during their protest march to the Election Commission office. The MPs were protesting against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and alleged ‘vote chori’ and were released after about two hours.
The Election Commission had only given permission to 30 MPs to enter its premises, but the protesters were in “large numbers”, PTI reported citing officials.
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