Sreenivasan Jain was on the ground in Delhi today as Opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc marched towards the Supreme Court, demanding accountability from the Election Commission and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Unlike in the past few days, when they aggressively detained protesters, Delhi Police appeared to take on the role of a bystander. Starting from Barakhamba Road, thousands of protesters, including activists, student groups and party workers, broke through the barricades and moved on to Ashoka Road and Janpath, as they tried to make their way towards the Supreme Court. Senior Congress leaders reached the court to file their petition, challenging alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.