Two FIRs registered after Opposition march demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar resignation

The Delhi Police has registered two first information reports in connection with the INDIA bloc’s march to the Supreme Court on Monday for allegedly organising the protest without permission and breaking through barricades with the help of a truck, The Hindu reported.

It is not clear how many persons have been named in the case or the charges invoked.

Amid protests across the country demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, several Opposition leaders, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and former Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav, marched towards the Supreme Court on Monday. The INDIA bloc leaders filed a petition challenging the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls.

The two fresh FIRs were registered at the Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations.

At least three FIRs were filed against Gandhi for allegedly assaulting police personnel and obstructing them during the INDIA bloc’s protest on October 7. Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also named in the FIRs, which were registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to assaulting police personnel, obstructing government work, pushing and manhandling, and misbehaviour with police personnel.

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