Rahul Gandhi climbs barricade
Rahul Gandhi was seen moving through a large crowd of protesters before climbing a police barricade and waving the national flag as opposition MPs marched towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters.
'वोट चोर' ज्ञानेश कुमार को बचाने के लिए नरेंद्र मोदी जनता के सैकड़ों प्रतिनिधियों को रोक रहे हैं। मोदी-शाह आज हिंदुस्तान की आवाज को दबाकर देश को हाइजैक कर रहे हैं। : नेता विपक्ष श्री @RahulGandhi https://t.co/tooG5sZNlz
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 6, 2026
The march was stopped by security personnel near the NITI Aayog office. Several opposition MPs subsequently sat on the road in protest.
Rahul and his sister, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were detained along with several other opposition leaders.
They later entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises while attempting to proceed towards the ECI office.
आकाशवाणी से दोपहर के समाचार 📺 https://t.co/CPeu5KUKRk
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 6, 2026
Rahul attacks government, ECI
In a video message, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the government was preventing opposition MPs from meeting Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commissioners.
“Today, more than 300 opposition MPs wanted to meet Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commissioners, but we were stopped,” he said.
आज 300 से ज़्यादा विपक्षी सांसद ज्ञानेश कुमार और चुनाव आयुक्तों से मिलना चाहते थे, लेकिन हमें रोक लिया गया। हम देश की जनता का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं, उनकी आवाज हैं। हमें चुनाव आयोग के दफ्तर तक जाने नहीं दिया जा रहा है। 300 सांसद ज्ञानेश कुमार से मिलना चाहते हैं, लेकिन वे डरे हुए हैं। अगर जनता का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले सांसदों से चुनाव आयोग नहीं मिलेगा तो लोकतंत्र का क्या मतलब है? : नेता विपक्ष श्री @RahulGandhi 📍 दिल्ली
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 6, 2026
Rahul further alleged that the government was suppressing the voice of the people and questioned the significance of democracy if elected representatives were not allowed to meet the Election Commission.
He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Gyanesh Kumar of being involved in alleged “vote chori”.
What has been done to our country is called treason and nobody is going to escape. नरेंद्र मोदी, अमित शाह, मोहन भागवत और ज्ञानेश कुमार ने देश के लोकतंत्र को खत्म कर दिया है - ये बात पूरा देश जानता है। इन लोगों ने 'वोट चोरी' कर देश को हाईजैक किया है। आप देखिएगा - इनमें से कोई नहीं बचेगा, सब पर कार्रवाई होगी। : नेता विपक्ष श्री @RahulGandhi
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 6, 2026
INDIA bloc leaders join protest
The protest was attended by several INDIA bloc leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule and RJD leader Manoj Jha.
Other opposition leaders, including TMC's Derek O'Brien and CPI (M)'s John Brittas, also participated in the march. Several leaders were detained after police stopped the protesters from proceeding towards the ECI headquarters.
The INDIA bloc has been demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation amid its objections to the SIR exercise.
The Election Commission has rejected allegations of bias and maintained that decisions relating to SIR were taken unanimously.