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Rahul Gandhi being detained by police personnel after over eight-hour sit-in inside Akashvani Bhawan premises along with several other MPs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NEW DELHI: Amid the onging row with opposition parties over SIR, the Election Commission of India<\/a> on Tuesday said that no political party had formally sought an appointment to meet.“Earlier today, during the march of certain political parties towards the Election Commission, it was learnt through the media that some Members of Parliament wished to meet the Commission along with their delegation. With regard to today’s developments, it is clarified that, till 4.00 PM today, no political party, through its representatives, had sought an appointment for a meeting with the Election Commission,” said the EC in a statement.The EC added that it found out through Delhi Police<\/a> that “a delegation of MPs, led by the Hon’ble leader of the opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi<\/a>, wished to meet the Commission and submit a memorandum.”Further clarifying the rules and justifying itself, the EC cited procedures laid down for meetings with political parties. “All political parties had been informed of the same and they follow this procedure. Whenever a delegation of a political party, or a joint delegation of several parties, wishes to meet the Commission, it seeks an appointment through its duly Authorised Representative. The meeting is thereafter held at a time mutually agreed upon by both sides,” it said.The EC further claimed that after 4 PM, while it was considering the proposed meeting, the Delhi Police informed it that the delegation comprised 240 MPs and that they wanted to meet at the Parliament House Annexe. The Commission termed the request \u201cunusual\u201d and said it could not be accepted because, under ECI protocol, meetings with political parties are held only at the Commission\u2019s premises.The poll panel said it then offered to send its senior-most officer on duty to the Parliament House Annexe to receive the MPs\u2019 memorandum. The EC described this as \u201can unprecedented step\u201d, but said the offer was also declined by the MPs.<\/p>\n

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