Yesterday (October 6) in Delhi, a march was held under the leadership of INDIA alliance leaders, Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The march was held toward the office of the Election Commission of India.
During the march, it was said that Rahul Gandhi had requested time to meet Gyanesh Kumar, but that no time was granted.

The Election Commission has issued a statement regarding this. In that statement...
> Until 4 p.m. today (that is, yesterday), no political party had requested an appointment to meet the Election Commissioner in person.
> Following this, around 4 p.m., information was received from the Delhi Police that a group of MPs led by Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi wished to meet the Election Commission and submit a petition.
What is the procedure?
> The Election Commission of India created a specific procedural guideline for meetings with political parties in 2025.
This has been formally communicated to all political parties, and they are following it as well.
If a delegation from any political party or a joint delegation of multiple parties wishes to meet the Election Commission,
They must obtain prior approval from the Commission through their duly appointed representative, in accordance with their procedure.
After that, this meeting will take place based on a time decided with the consent of both parties.

Why didn’t they meet?
> After 4 p.m., while the Election Commission was considering this request for a meeting by MPs, it was informed that the request was for a group of 240 MPs, and
the proposed venue for this meeting was the 'Parliament Annex Secretariat,' according to the Delhi Police DCP.
The Election Commission felt that this request was highly unusual and could not be accepted. This is because, as per procedural rules, such meetings are held within the premises of the Election Commission of India itself.
The MPs themselves rejected it...
> The Election Commission proposed that its most senior official could be sent to the meeting venue itself to receive the MPs’ petition. This would have been an unusual and distinctive measure. However, the MPs rejected this proposal as well.
> The Election Commission greatly respects the country’s parliamentary and democratic practices. At the same time, it respects and upholds its own rules of procedure and traditions, which are of great importance.
Any political party may request permission to meet the Election Commission at any time. Depending on the circumstances and the time, the Election Commission may also decide the date and time for the meeting. This is a normal procedure.
- it has been stated.