Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was seen jumping over a police barricade on Monday as Delhi Police stopped INDIA bloc leaders from marching from Parliament to the Election Commission of India.
“They are using police to stop us…,” said Akhilesh Yadav as he, along with other SP MPs sits on protest against police action.
The opposition leaders were protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and alleged voter fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
#WATCH | Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav jumps over a police barricade as Delhi Police stops INDIA bloc leaders marching from the Parliament to the Election Commission of India to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound… pic.x.com/X8YV4mQ28P
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During the protest, Delhi police had detained INDIA bloc MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Sanjay Raut, and Sagarika Ghose, among others, who were protesting against the alleged rigging in 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Bihar SIR. Their protest march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India had also stopped.
As many as 300 Opposition Members of Parliament from both Houses will take part in the protest march, including those from the Aam Aadmi Party.
The march is reportedly not being held under the banner of INDIA bloc to accommodate the AAP, which has officially exited the Opposition’s alliance.
“Opposition MPs will march from Parliament to awaken this sleeping institution,” said Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat.
He further accused the Election Commission of India of functioning like an extension of the BJP office under the protection of the Prime Minister.
On August 7, Rahul Gandhi had alleged rigging in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, sharing what he described as “criminal evidence” to back his claim.
He gave a detailed presentation on how the election at the Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency was manipulated. Rahul claimed that there are over one lakh fake voters in the constituency.
Following this, the Congress launched an online campaign to mobilise public support against what it termed as “vote chori” (vote theft).
Rahul Gandhi shared a post on his X handle, urging citizens to register on a newly launched web portal: votechori.in/ecdemand, or give a missed call to 9650003420 to support the cause.