The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it has not passed any judgment on the Election Commission's (ECI) revised Form 6 for registering new voters.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin criticised Rahul Gandhi over his protest against the Election Commission and said Gandhi should resign if he had the courage.
Karnataka BJP leader R Ashoka slammed Rahul Gandhi over the demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, saying the head of the Election Commission cannot be removed through street protests.
Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the Tricolour during the INDIA bloc's protest march to the Election Commission in Delhi. Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi and other Opposition leaders were briefly detained and later released.
Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc marched to the Election Commission in New Delhi on October 6, demanding the resignation of PM Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid the SIR electoral-roll controversy.
INDIA bloc MPs will march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters today, protesting alleged SIR irregularities and demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal.
Voting will be held today for five Assembly constituencies and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam, with results due on October 9.
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and two Election Commissioners while hearing pleas challenging the poll panel's functioning.
CJP leaders have claimed that potential arrests and government crackdowns will not halt their October 10 protest, amid the ongoing row over CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise.
Mumbai: Political manoeuvres in Maharashtra have intensified after the Election Commission announced the upcoming Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) elections. On the heels of the Congress Party’s announcement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its official list of candidates for three key constituencies: Nagpur Graduate: Former MLA Sudhakar Kohale; Pune Graduate: Smita Jadhav, Pro-Vice.
