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Rahul Gandhi says ‘none will be spared’

By Sohail Khan 6 October 2026, 2:54 pm

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Rahul Gandhi says 'none will be spared', alleges Modi, Shah, RSS chief hijacked country through vote chori
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Police detained Congress workers and supporters marching towards the Election Commission to demand the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were prevented from entering the Election Commission office. The protests escalated outside the office as opposition members faced heavy police presence. Congress leader Pawan Khera criticized the police deployment and claimed it undermined democracy in the capital.

Police detained Congress workers who had entered Akashvani Bhavan on Tuesday as prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were in force in the area following the INDIA bloc’s march to the Election Commission office.

A police official directed Indian Youth Congress and NSUI workers gathered outside Akashvani Bhavan to vacate the area, saying any assembly there was illegal and warning that those who did not comply would be detained. The detained Congress workers were later brought out of the premises in a bus.

Tensions escalated outside the Election Commission of India headquarters as Congress workers and INDIA bloc supporters attempted to enter Nirvachan Sadan, leading to scuffles with security personnel.

Gandhi also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, the RSS chief and CEC Gyanesh Kumar of destroying democracy and alleged that they had “hijacked” the country through “vote chori” carried out by the CEC.

"What has been done to country is treason, be it PM Modi, Shah, RSS chief or Gyanesh Kumar, none will be spared," Gandhi said.

"Don't care what BJP says, I am standing here to protect democracy," he added.

Congress leader Pawan Khera criticised the police deployment, saying the opposition leadership was being prevented from handing over a memorandum to the Election Commission.

"The Election Commission is right next door, but they are not allowing the country's Leader of the Opposition to go; he has been stopped. So you can see, Rahul Gandhi ji, Priyanka Gandhi ji, and all of us are sitting here on a dharna inside Akashvani. The Election Commission is hardly 100 meters from here," Khera told reporters.

Khera further targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the government was “scared” and questioning the state of democracy in the national capital.

CPI (M) MPs, including John Brittas and V Sivadasan, were also detained.

CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar said opposition MPs had been restrained from moving forward from the beginning because of the heavy deployment of security personnel, including the CRPF and RAF.

"We will intensify the movement. Detention is not the solution; only resignation is. We are all working unitedly, and there is no separate strategy. Even BJD joined us today beyond the limits of the INDIA alliance," he said.

The opposition INDIA bloc had taken to the streets of the national capital on Tuesday, marching from Parliament towards Nirvachan Sadan and raising slogans demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

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