Indian Opposition Protests Outside Election Commission Office Amid Misinformation Claims

PIB said that such misleading claims or unconfirmed information should not be relied upon. People were urged to rely only on information from verified sources. PIB Fact Check also shared screenshots of some posts on social media. These included posts from a journalist and a news channel website. The claims were made in the context of protests by opposition MPs near the Election Commission office and a sit-in by opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi near Nirvachan Sadan to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi along with nearly 300 opposition MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including the TMC, marched from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan. The distance from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan is about one kilometre. After the advertisement was stopped about 50 yards before the election house, Rahul Gandhi told reporters that he wanted to meet the CEC and other election commissioners but was prevented from going there. After being stopped by security personnel, the MP from Wayanad and other opposition leaders led by Priyanka Gandhi protested inside the Election Commission building.