Congress pauses Delhi anti-EC rallies after week of large-scale protests

A week of intensive anti-election-commission protests in Delhi, featuring five major marches aimed at ousting chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, prompted the Congress leadership to advise the INDIA alliance that no additional demonstration will occur on Tuesday. While the party’s central units may pause, its youth and student organizations could continue independent actions. Recent events included a halted march from Parliament to the Election Commission near Akashvani Bhavan, a blocked procession to Jantar Mantar, and a large rally to the Supreme Court where a petition alleging vote theft was filed.

A press conference with Rajya Sabha MP and lawyer Abhishek Singhvi is scheduled to set the next political agenda. Despite the temporary lull, Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary KC Venugopal reaffirmed that the protests will persist, even as regional partners cite upcoming festivals as a scheduling constraint.