Live: Security beefed up outside EC headquarters ahead of INDIA bloc march

NewsIndiaLive: Security beefed up outside EC headquarters ahead of INDIA bloc marchLive blogINDIA Bloc Protest Live Updates: The INDIA bloc will hold a protest march to the Election Commission of India headquarters today over the row surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), however, will skip the protest, saying it is fighting its own battle against the alleged irregularities. The march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters is scheduled for 10.30 am. Congress leader KC Venugopal said the Opposition wanted to hold a peaceful protest and had urged the police not to stop the march. The INDIA bloc announced the march on September 30, following a meeting attended by 19 Opposition parties. The leaders had also said they would meet the President to raise their concerns. The protest comes amid a political row over the SIR process and allegations of unauthorised changes to voter enrolment forms. An Indian Express report last month claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected at least 14 times over 10 months to SIR-related orders and directions, saying they had been issued without their knowledge or recommendation. The controversy has fuelled demands for Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, with protests reported across the country. The Election Commission has rejected suggestions of a split within the three-member panel, maintaining that decisions on the SIR were taken unanimously. The Opposition's criticism has also intensified after the Supreme Court observed on Monday that it had not approved any modifications to Form 6 used by the Election Commission during the SIR exercise in various states....Read MoreThe INDIA Bloc protest march from Parliament to the EC HQs is scheduled for 10.30 am. (PTI photo)Oct 6, 2026 08:35 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest: Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh takes swipe at INDIA bloc West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh took a dig at the INDIA bloc ahead of the Opposition’s march to the Election Commission, saying parties were gradually drifting away from the alliance. Referring to the Aam Aadmi Party, he said the party was formed in a similar manner, but its relevance was “gradually fading”. Ghosh accused the Opposition of pursuing politics marked by “lies, deceit, corruption” and fear, and said people wanted development, peace and national progress. He said people were standing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership, while the Opposition would continue with its “usual antics”. Oct 6, 2026 08:02 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest Today: Rapid Action Force personnel deployedAhead of the INDIA Bloc protest march to the Election Commission headquarters today, authorities have deployed Rapid Action Force personnel around the Akashvani area. #WATCH | Delhi: Heavy presence of RAF (Rapid Action Force) personnel around Akashvani, ahead of INDIA bloc MPs' march to the Election Commission office today amid the CEC Gyanesh Kumar matter. https://t.co/Hpy04uCz2i — ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 07:56 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest: Traffic curbs in Central Delhi ahead of marchThe Delhi Traffic Police has announced traffic regulations and diversions in Central Delhi from 8 am today in view of the INDIA bloc’s protest march to the Election Commission headquarters. The affected stretches include Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, Patel Chowk-GPO, Windsor Place-GPO, Ashoka Road and Jantar Mantar Road and adjoining areas. Commuters have been advised to avoid unnecessary travel through these areas, expect barricading and congestion, and allow extra time for their journeys. The traffic police has also advised commuters to use the Delhi Metro or public transport wherever feasible and follow traffic personnel and signage. Oct 6, 2026 07:43 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest Live: Congress MP targets Gyanesh KumarCongress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy alleged that the Opposition was not calling Form 6 illegal but was questioning changes made to the form after Gyanesh Kumar took charge as Chief Election Commissioner. Speaking ahead of the INDIA bloc’s march, Reddy said the Opposition would demand immediate action against Kumar. He warned that if the Election Commission did not respond, “the people of this country have to react.” #WATCH | Delhi: On INDIA Bloc's march to Nirvachan Sadan, Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy says, "We are not saying Form 6 is illegal. We are saying the Form 6 that existed before Gyanesh Kumar approved it for the changes. It clearly shows that they have an intention of looting the votes in this country... Today we are going to do our protest from Makardwar to the Election Commission of India with all the opposition parties and INDIA bloc MPs. We demand that immediate action be taken against Gyanesh Kumar... If they don't respond, the people of this country have to react..." — ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 07:19 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest Today: Tight security ahead of Opposition marchSecurity arrangements have been tightened in Delhi ahead of the proposed Opposition protest march. Authorities have increased security presence around Sansad Marg, the Election Commission headquarters and the Jantar Mantar area. #WATCH | Delhi: Security arrangements have been tightened ahead of the proposed opposition protest. Morning visuals around Sansad Marg, the Election Commission office, Jantar Mantar area. https://t.co/EwdgZcX5ZN — ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 07:15 ISTINDIA Bloc Protest: Everything is prepared, says Congress's KC Venugopal Congress general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal confirmed that Opposition MPs will march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters at 10.30 am today. "Everything is prepared. We are asking the police not to stop us. Our aim is to have a peaceful demonstration to show the protest against the EC,” he told reporters last night.Oct 6, 2026 07:13 ISTINDIA Bloc March: AAP to skip protestOn skipping the INDIA Bloc protest march to the Election Commission headquarters today, AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said protests against the SIR row are being held every day at different places, adding that his party sees this as a people's movement and is not even using its own banner for the campaign. "The CJP's protest is also being held, and different organisations are also holding protests. The Left is also protesting in different places. As far as tomorrow's protest is concerned, it is the INDIA bloc's protest. So, the Aam Aadmi Party is not part of it. We are fighting this battle in our own way," the AAP MP told reporters on Monday. Read more here.