ECI says Opposition MPs’ Parliament Annexe meet demand ‘could not be accepted’

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ECI says Opposition MPs’ Parliament Annexe meet demand ‘could not be accepted’ — Photo credit: The Hindu

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi during the INDIA bloc-led protest march from Parliament House to Nirvachan Sadan, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the alleged irregularities in the electoral roll, New Delhi on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

As the INDIA bloc, led by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, sat on a more than eight-hour ‘dharna’ on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that the Opposition parties had demanded a meeting with the full Commission at a venue outside the ECI premises, which was “unusual” and therefore “could not be accepted”.

The ECI said it had offered to send its senior-most officer on duty to the proposed meeting venue to receive the memorandum of the MPs, which in itself would have been an “unprecedented” step. However, this offer was also declined by the protesting leaders.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 6, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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