Opposition MPs announced a march to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest was framed as a response to perceived shortcomings in the Election Commission’s work and the ongoing Election Security Response measures affecting the voter list.
The India Alliance planned to move toward Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President. The route was intended to symbolically deliver their grievances to the highest constitutional office.
As the march approached the Presidential House, Delhi Police intervened and stopped the demonstrators from proceeding further. The halt forced the alliance to reconsider its strategy on the spot.
The gathering was described as a high‑level delegation meant to present a unified front.
Instead of pressing the street protest, the alliance leadership decided to seek an audience with President Droupadi Murmu. They viewed a direct meeting as a way to formally convey their concerns about the Election Commission’s functioning.
Approximately ten leaders from the India Opposition arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet the President. The gathering was described as a high‑level delegation meant to present a unified front.
The attendees included Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, RJD leader Tejswari Yadav, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, CPM General Secretary M.A. Baby, CPI leader K. Raj, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, Jayaram Ramesh, and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav.
The meeting with President Droupadi Murmu lasted two hours and was extended.
The opposition’s central complaint was that the Election Commission, under Gyanesh Kumar, was not conducting its duties impartially. They specifically pointed to the ongoing Election Security Response procedures, which they argued were compromising the integrity of the voter list.
Parallel to the march, the alliance issued a demand to telecom companies: suspend internal mobile services. They requested that mobile internet be shut down for twenty‑four hours, starting at 10 PM on Friday night, within a four‑kilometre radius around the Janpath‑Kartavya Path junction.
Following the request, mobile internet services were indeed suspended in the specified area for the requested duration.