SIR row: Rahul Gandhi says ‘goal is to have 100 FIRs’ as Opposition plans Jantar Mantar march

Opposition parties are set to march towards Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to protest against Chief Election Commissioner CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls a day after a daylong demonstration in Delhi culminated in the detention of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi news agency ANI reportedVIDEO Delhi After having lunch at Sagar Ratna in Janpath Opposition MPs leave aboard a bus OppositionMPs httpstcooiOo075f2gmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 7 2026The march follows a meeting of opposition leaders chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during which they discussed their next course of action and drafted a letter to the CEC seeking an urgent meeting with opposition leaders over issues related to the SIRVIDEO After lunch at Sagar Ratna with Opposition MPs Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi says As I said yesterday approximately 300 MPs wanted to meet the Chief Election Commissioner but they told that we could not hold a protest there So today our plan is to go to the designated protest site Jantar Mantar and sit there together once again and tell the country that for us Gyanesh Kumar is not the legitimate Election Commissioner of the country Modi Ji Amit Shah Ji Mohan Bhagwat and Gyanesh Kumar have destroyed the democracy of the country As I said yesterday those who have done this are traitors to the country and we will take action against them I am telling you right now Gyanesh Kumar will have to resign When asked about the FIR against him he says I have 45 FIRs against me My goal is to have 100 I want 100 FIRs to be registered against me Every FIR is a medal for me RahulGandhi OppositionMPlunchmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 7 2026Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition had decided to shift its protest to Jantar Mantar after being told that it could not demonstrate at the earlier locationYesterday they said we cannot protest there so we are taking the protest to Jantar Mantar Gyanesh Kumar will have to resign I want 100 FIRs on me every FIR is a medal Gandhi saidTMC MP Derek OBrien said the opposition was united in its campaign against the CECWe are all here together we are all here united and we are all here without any egos We will fight the giant till they are out OBrien saidOpposition leaders refuse to back down amid FIRs and Rahul Gandhi detentionHeavy security forces were deployed at Nirvachan Sadan as opposition parties led a march on Tuesday The previous days protest culminated in the detention of Rahul Gandhi an incident that opposition leaders said had further energised their campaignMP Karti Chidambaram said the events of the previous day including Gandhis detention had successfully strengthened the oppositions messageCongress MP Deepender Hooda said the Opposition would not be deterred by police casesAre we going to be scared of an FIR we have just come for lunch we will have lunch Our fight to save democracy and the Constitution will continue I have received information that an FIR has been registered in which my name is also included We are not going to be intimidated by an FIR Hooda told reportersEarlier Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD MP Manoj Jha struck a lighter note while speaking about the Opposition meetingThere will be a lunch maybe there will also be a launch Jha saidVIDEO Delhi The protest against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar is about reclaiming democracy we are all together says CPIMs John Brittas after Mallikarjun Kharges lunch with Opposition MPs Full video available on PTI Videos httpstcod8jp61yd2p httpstcoikqjkZ61u1mdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 7 2026Opposition intensifies SIR protest as AAP workers march towards Delhi CEOs officeThe Opposition has stepped up its campaign against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR exercise On Tuesday opposition parties staged a daylong protest in the national capital while parallel demonstrations were also held across statesVIDEO Delhi On their way to Jantar Mantar to hold sitin protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar INDIA bloc MPs wave tricolour atop the bus INDIAblocprotest httpstcoBTQs0ugCfpmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 7 2026The Congress has signalled that the confrontation will continue until Gyanesh Kumar resigns keeping pressure on the Election Commission amid the continuing dispute over the revision of electoral rollsVIDEO Delhi Voters names removed from electoral rolls is this democracy says Congress MP Mallu Ravi demands CEC Gyanesh Kumars resignation Full video available on PTI Videos httpstcod8jp61yd2p httpstcog1Q7PYlXLQmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 7 2026Meanwhile Aam Aadmi Party AAP leaders and workers were stopped by police personnel at barricades on Wednesday while marching from the Sindhi Academy near Kashmere Gate towards the Delhi Chief Electoral Officers CEO officeThe AAP protesters alleged widespread vote theft as they attempted to reach the CEOs officeWith ANI and PTI inputs