Rahul Gandhi leads sit-in against CEC; opposition MPs detained

Over 300 opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc marched from Parliament to the Election Commission's office against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police halted the march, prompting Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other leaders to stage a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan for approximately 9 hours. Gandhi accused the EC of vote theft. Police detained about 250 protesters, including Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, later releasing them. The opposition demanded the CEC's removal and scrapping of alleged electoral irregularities.