{"id":33231,"date":"2026-10-06T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33231"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:26:41","slug":"no-meeting-request-received-from-any-party-ec-officials-as-rahul-priyanka-refuse-to-leave-protest-site-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33231","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No meeting request received from any party&#8217;: EC officials as Rahul, Priyanka refuse to leave &#8216;protest site&#8217; | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134741646,imgsize-130152,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/oppn-protest.jpg\" alt=\"'No meeting request received from any party': EC officials as Rahul, Priyanka refuse to leave 'protest site'\" title=\"This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel's office. (PTI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel's office. (PTI)\">This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel&#8217;s office. (PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday said it had received no request from any political party seeking a meeting with its officials as standoff between the opposition and the poll panel intensified after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra refused to leave the protest site at Akashvani Bhawan premises.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>This comes as Rahul, Priyanka and other INDIA bloc leaders staged a protest near the Election Commission headquarters, demanding a meeting with the election commissioners to raise their allegations of &#8220;vote chori&#8221; and question Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Responding to a query on whether INDIA bloc leaders had sought a meeting with the EC, poll panel officials said no such request had been received from any political party, according to news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rahul, Priyanka enter Akashvani Bhawan<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The INDIA bloc march began from Parliament Street and was headed towards the Election Commission headquarters, with opposition leaders demanding Gyanesh Kumar&#8217;s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The march was stopped near the NITI Aayog office amid heavy security and barricading. Several opposition leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Trinamool Congress MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O&#8217;Brien, were detained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The protest took an unexpected turn after police stopped the INDIA bloc march towards the poll panel&#8217;s office. Rahul and Priyanka then entered the nearby Akashvani Bhawan premises, where they continued their protest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Police asked them to vacate the premises, but the protesters insisted on proceeding towards the Election Commission office. The dramatic turn came after Rahul climbed a police barricade and waved the national flag before entering the Akashvani Bhawan premises.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8216;We will sit here for as long as we need to&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Speaking to reporters, Rahul Gandhi said the protesters were prepared to remain at the spot for as long as necessary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>&#8220;We have no problem sitting here. We are comfortable here. We have laid out mattresses here. There is a toilet here and tea is also available. We will sit here for as long as we need to. We are protesting here against &#8216;vote theft&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;If the government has a problem with us sitting here, then tell us where to sit and protest\u2014we will sit there,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The protests followed an Indian Express report alleging differences among election commissioners over the SIR process. The Election Commission has maintained that decisions on the exercise were unanimous.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Opposition leaders have also questioned changes to Form 6, which is used for enrolment of new voters. The Supreme Court had said it had not approved any modified version of Form 6 being used during the SIR exercise.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/no-meeting-request-received-from-any-party-ec-officials-as-rahul-priyanka-refuse-to-leave-protest-site\/articleshow\/134741393.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel&#8217;s office. 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