The INDIA bloc will hold a protest march in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh on the ‘vote chori’ issue on Monday (October 12, 2026), while a delegation of its senior leaders will submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India for his intervention in the matter.
On Monday (October 12, 2026), the Congress and the entire INDIA bloc and the country’s youth will again take to the streets in massive numbers.
This time too, the voice will echo across the nation — louder than ever before, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said. “We will also meet the Chief Justice (of India) and demand that when the Constitution is being torn to shreds on Delhi’s streets and democracy is being crushed, the guardians of the law cannot sit with blindfolds on,” he said.
Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. In a post on X, Venugopal urged every common citizen to join the march against what he called a nationwide vote theft orchestrated by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gyanesh must go.
Earlier reporting noted: Congress to hold protest march against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on October 12 as party slams ‘muzzled democracy’ Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday called for a protest march in Delhi on October 12 against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Venugopal said the party appeals to every Indian concerned about democracy’s survival to join the INDIA bloc’s “massive” protest march in Delhi on Monday (October 12, 2026) against the nationwide “vote chori” orchestrated by the Modi-Shah regime. “Yesterday, we held a comprehensive meeting with various leaders to prepare for this march,” he said. “INDIA bloc MPs, leaders, workers and all concerned citizens will hold a huge protest march against Gyanesh and Co, and a delegation of our senior leaders will submit a memorandum to the Hon’ble CJI (Surya Kant) for his intervention in this crisis,” the Congress general secretary said. After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi said he was “shocked” that the president did not deny the “election theft” charge. Earlier reporting noted: He said he had held a detailed meeting with various leaders to prepare for the march, and that a delegation of senior leaders would submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) seeking his intervention. There will be no backing down,” Venugopal said.
Earlier reporting noted: “INDIA MPs, leaders, workers and all concerned citizens will be holding a huge protest march against Gyanesh & Co, and a delegation of our senior leaders will submit a memorandum to the Hon’ble CJI for his intervention in this crisis.
Mr. Gandhi also said the opposition leaders would go to the Supreme Court on Monday to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and hand over a memorandum to him, as they wanted to avail all options available.
The remarks come a day after INDIA bloc leaders met President Droupadi Murmu and raised its “vote chori” claim to demand Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and repeal of all Assembly polls held in the last two years.
