Live: CEC row: CJP and Dhruv Rathee join Bengaluru's People's Tribunal against SIR; Rahul Gandhi vows stir until Gyanesh Kumar steps down

Hundreds of AAP cadres gathered outside the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) headquarters at Kashmere Gate on Wednesday, staging a demonstration to seek the stepping down of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that the party intends to confront election authorities regarding the removal of several lakh Delhi voters from the rolls, insisting that every deleted name must be reinstated. "Our fight is not a personal dispute with the ruling regime. We are standing up for our Constitution and democratic rights. Our intention is to extend complete cooperation to the police," Bharadwaj remarked while addressing the crowd during the protest outside the Delhi CEO's premises. - PTI

Law enforcement authorities have registered a case against five Samajwadi Party members along with several unidentified individuals for allegedly staging demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, shouting slogans, torching his effigy and obstructing vehicular traffic, officials stated on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). According to police allegations, the agitators raised slogans and voiced objectionable statements against Kumar without obtaining mandatory clearance from designated authorities. Their gathering on the arterial road triggered severe traffic congestion, causing considerable disruption to daily commuters, school students, women, local shopkeepers and vehicle drivers. Police noted that inputs were received on October 6 reporting that SP cadres were marching from beneath the Bholepur overbridge toward Ambedkar Tiraha while chanting slogans targeting the CEC. - PTI