After a march from Parliament, Rahul Gandhi and 239 other MPs staged a sit‑in at the Election Commission building in New Delhi. — The protest demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the delegation handed a memorandum to police instead of the Commission.
Delhi Police detained Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra at 8 pm, citing unlawful assembly and public‑order concerns.
The Election Commission released a statement saying it had received no appointment request before 4 pm, and that the delegation’s proposal to meet at the Parliament Annex was outside protocol.
The Commission offered to send a senior officer to accept the memorandum, but the delegation declined.
A formal meeting is now expected to be scheduled once the Commission revises its internal calendar; the incident has prompted reactions from opposition parties and concerns about election integrity.