INDIA Bloc Delegation To Meet President At 8 PM Over CEC's Resignation

Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee Among 10 Leaders Expected To Raise SIR Irregularity Allegations

By : PTI

Update: 2026-10-09 08:17 GMT

New Delhi: Security personnel keep a vigil ahead of the INDIA bloc's march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to seek President Droupadi Murmu's intervention over its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, at Janpath, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. More than 20,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across central Delhi, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) too has announced another protest on Saturday, this time against Kumar. (PTI Photo)

INDIA bloc leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu at 8 pm Friday in connection with their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.According to sources, the President's office confirmed the appointment on Friday morning.

A ten-member delegation, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and TMC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee, would be among the leaders expected to meet the President.The opposition MPs have been staging protests in the national capital demanding Kumar's resignation for the last three days.