Live updates, India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’Main opposition Congress party announces rally to the top court to demand removal of the chief election commissioner.Published On 12 Oct 2026 India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has announced a march to the Supreme Court at 08:00 GMT to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud. Kant, however, has refused to meet the opposition leaders, saying cases related to a revision of electoral rolls that removed 130 million people from voter lists are already pending before the top court.
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India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’
India's main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, announced a march to the Supreme Court on October 12, 2026, at 08:00 GMT. The party intended to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Nadim Asrar,Stephen QuillenAl JazeeraFiled 2026-10-12 · 06:07 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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India's main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, announced a march to the Supreme Court on October 12, 2026, at 08:00 GMT. The party intended to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Congress party's stated reason for this action is alleged vote fraud. However, Chief Justice Kant refused to meet with the opposition leaders. He cited that cases concerning a revision of electoral rolls, which resulted in the removal of 130 million people from voter lists, are already pending before the Supreme Court.
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Cases related to a revision of electoral rolls that removed 130 million people from voter lists are pending before the Supreme Court.
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Chief Justice Surya Kant refused to meet opposition leaders.
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The opposition is demanding the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud.
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Indian National Congress announced a march to the Supreme Court to demand the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
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