Published Oct 08, 2026 | 1:45 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 08, 2026 | 1:45 PM
The rally began at the Indira Gandhi statue on Necklace Road and headed to Lok Bhavan.
Synopsis: Police deployed a large contingent around Lok Bhavan and erected barricades at multiple points, roughly 300 metres from the building, sealing off the approach roads. When the protesters, including state ministers, reached the area, officers stopped them from moving ahead, heightening tensions.
Police detained several Congress and Left party leaders, including Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, during the “Chalo Lok Bhavan” march on Thursday, 8 October.
Protesters demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
The protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The rally began at the Indira Gandhi statue on Necklace Road and headed to Lok Bhavan.
Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Vakiti Srihari, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, and CPI(M) state secretary John Wesley were among those who took part in the march.
Anticipating the protest, the police had deployed a large contingent around Lok Bhavan. Barricades were erected at multiple points, roughly 300 metres from the building, sealing off the approach roads. When the ministers reached the area, officers stopped them from moving ahead, heightening tensions.
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Party workers raised slogans against the Election Commission and BJP leaders as the police halted the march. Several Congress and Left leaders were subsequently taken into custody.
The protest came a day after fierce protests by the Opposition MPs, led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in Delhi.
The MPs, who reached Jantar Mantar for a march demanding the CEC’s resignation, were stopped by Delhi Police metres from the designated protest site.
Rahul Gandhi, flanked by party workers, resisted police attempts to remove him.
However, Gandhi, along with other Opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi, was forcibly removed from the site by police personnel despite resistance. Gandhi was seen being lifted by the police and pushed into a Tempo Traveller. Police later released the leaders.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
