EC Defends Refusal to Meet Opposition MPs Led by Rahul Gandhi

The Election Commission said it declined to meet a 240-member opposition delegation led by Rahul Gandhi because the request was 'unusual' and did not follow procedure. Police detained Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc MPs during a march to the poll panel's office. The EC offered to receive a memorandum at Parliament House Annexe, but MPs declined.