INDIA bloc MPs, including Leaders of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday marched from the Parliament House complex towards the Election Commission of India but were stopped by police on Parliament Street, where they sat on a dharna demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Kumar’s resignation, citing the Supreme Court’s observations on changes to Form 6, the statutory application for enrolment as a voter. Sandosh Kumar said the Supreme Court’s observations on Monday (October 5, 2026) had strengthened the opposition’s objections to the additional declaration attached to Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. “On September 26, there was a press statement by the Commission and it was stated that the entire process related to Form 6 has been ratified by the Supreme Court.
TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O Brien, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and CPI (M) leader John Brittas were among those who took part in the march Heavy security deployment and barricading had been put in place in and around Parliament and the Election Commission headquarters ahead of the march. The MPs gathered at Parliament’s Makar Dwar before setting off towards Nirvachan Sadan, the Election Commission of India headquarters. Ahead of the march, opposition MPs questioned the security arrangements and stepped up their demand for Mr. Congress MP Imran Masood accused Kumar of eroding public trust in the Election Commission of India. CPI MP P. Whereas it has been proven that it is an entirely misleading statement,” he alleged. “We are MPs. We are members of Parliament. We are also citizens of this country. Why is there a need to deploy such a large force to stop us? We will walk and go.
Calling the CEC a “Cheating Election Commissioner”, the CPI leader said opposition parties had been agitating against the provisions since 2025 and would intensify their movement. We are unarmed,” he said.
Security personnel were stationed in the area much before the MPs began arriving.
