Delhi Police registered two FIRs over the opposition protest

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others during the ‘March for Democracy’ of INDIA Bloc leaders towards the Supreme Court to file a petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and ‘vote chori’ at Barakhamba Road in New Delhi. | Photo credit: PTI

Two FIRs have been registered at Delhi’s Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations in connection with the opposition’s Supreme Court march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, officials said on Tuesday.

No permission was granted for the march to the Supreme Court, police said, and several opposition leaders were reportedly seen breaking through police barricades with a mini-truck during Monday’s (October 12) protest.

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In a ‘march for democracy’, several leaders of INDIA’s opposition bloc, including Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, joined activists and supporters to protest alleged voter suppression and election irregularities under Mr. Special Rules.

Published – 13 Oct 2026 09:58 IST