Rahul Gandhi scaling barricades to 9-hour siege: Inside high-drama protest against CEC

Congress and INDIA bloc leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were released late Tuesday after a 9-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan protesting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.

New Delhi: Central Delhi turned into a political battleground as a high-octane demonstration led by the Congress party and its INDIA bloc allies culminated in mass police detentions, official rebuttals from the poll body, and an extraordinary eight-hour standoff inside the Akashvani Bhawan complex.

What began as a planned march to Nirvachan Sadan to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) quickly escalated into one of the most intense parliamentary showdowns in recent memory.

From Barricades to tricolour: Escalation on streets

Early in the morning, high-profile opposition leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee gathered near Parliament. They were carrying placards targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged Systematic Intensive Revision (SIR) voter........

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