Visuals showed a heavy gathering of lawyers along with security personnel outside the Supreme Court on Monday amid protests in Delhi against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
“It’s very simple. There is no protest march; we are going on a matter of principle.
All diverse political parties to file the petition before the Supreme Court,” Singhvi said. Earlier reporting noted: The protest march, led by opposition leaders including Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, brought key stretches of the capital to a standstill, according to news agency ANI .
Earlier in the day, speaking to reporters, senior advocate and Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi outlined the collective decision taken by multiple opposition parties to approach the Supreme Court. Earlier reporting noted: In the visuals, protesters were seen waving national flags and Congress flags. Earlier reporting noted: The INDIA bloc includes former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, former Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and leaders of the CPI and CPM.
Opposition leaders file petition in SC
The petition was filed by Gandhi along with Congress president and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party President and MP Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby, CPI general secretary D Raja, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Mahua Majhi, MCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule and Indian Muslim Union League (IUML) MP ET Mohammed Bashir, as reported by HT . Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and others on Monday filed a petition in the top court over alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls. The petition is likely to be heard on Tuesday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday emphasised that every lawyer has the right to participate in peaceful protests at designated locations, according to news agency PTI .
The developments come amid political friction in the national capital, with opposition parties staging protests in the streets. Follow live updates on the Delhi protests here .
