Politics
INDIA bloc march: What happened after the FIR
Delhi Police registered an FIR on October 7 over the alleged unauthorised entry of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc MPs into Akashvani Bhawan during Tuesday’s march to the Election Commission.
About 260 people, including 10 MPs, were detained on Tuesday.
All were released before midnight from Kingsway Camp.
Delhi Police registered an FIR the next day.
Congress called it retaliation.
The opposition plans a rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1.
The reports available on October 7 did not specify the sections or the police station.
Police said no permission had been sought for the march from Parliament House to Nirvachan Sadan.
Police said the protesters disobeyed instructions and remained at Akashvani Bhawan, which led to detentions.
About 260 people, including 10 MPs, were detained, according to ThePrint and Asian News International.
The detained leaders were taken to New Police Lines and Kingsway Camp, and all were released before midnight.
ThePrint reported that around 300 opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi marched from Parliament House towards the Election Commission office.
The Election Commission said the delegation had not sought an appointment through the established protocol, according to ThePrint.
The commission said it had proposed sending an officer to receive the memorandum, and that the offer was declined, according to the same report.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh described the FIR as retaliation and said the leadership had adopted satyagraha to highlight alleged voter deletions.
The march was held to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The reports available on October 7 did not include a response from the Chief Election Commissioner to the allegations.
Akashvani Bhawan, which houses All India Radio, is on Parliament Street and is next to the Election Commission office.
Jairam Ramesh also announced a rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, according to Deccan Chronicle.
An FIR is the first recorded report of an alleged offence, and it does not by itself establish that an offence was committed.
Akashvani Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0