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The Indian Youth Congress staged a protest in Delhi featuring a 'Batman' figure, with demonstrators vowing no mercy for those stealing votes. The action is tied to Rahul Gandhi's campaign against alleged electoral roll irregularities and appears directed at Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. The striking costumed imagery drew wide attention to the party's vote-theft allegations.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India over its special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The opposition alleges the revision process could wrongly remove legitimate voters. Protests and legal challenges around the issue are drawing wide attention across India, with the opposition framing it as a fight over voting rights.

Republican Party of India leader and Union minister Ramdas Athawale criticised Rahul Gandhi and commentator Abhijit Iyer in Delhi, warning that protests could spread anarchy in the country. He accused Gandhi and the opposition of misleading the public over the SIR electoral roll revision. Separately, a fact-check found a viral video of a slap against Iyer was not from protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Mumbai.

Al Jazeera has published a feature tracing how mass protests have shaped India, from the anti-Hindi agitation decades ago to the recent farmers' movement against agricultural laws. The piece comes as activists challenge the government over electoral roll controversies, prompting renewed discussion of protest's role in Indian democracy.

India's opposition parties have marched in New Delhi to protest a purge of voter lists, with demonstrations escalating in the capital. The protests target what opposition parties describe as improper removal of voters from electoral rolls. Photo reports show large crowds gathering in the city as the dispute over the integrity of the voter lists intensifies.

Actor Imran Khan and his partner, artist Lekha Washington, were detained in Mumbai during a protest over concerns about electoral rolls. The demonstration, part of wider civic activism over voter list accuracy, led to police briefly holding participants. The reported detention of a former Bollywood actor, largely out of the public eye in recent years, has drawn fresh attention to both the protest movement and Khan's return to headlines.

India's main opposition Congress party is leading a march to the Supreme Court in New Delhi, alleging 'vote theft' in the country's electoral process. The protest forms part of a broader opposition campaign demanding accountability over voter roll irregularities. Live coverage is tracking developments as the rally unfolds, with the movement drawing wide attention across India and beyond.

India's Supreme Court has said there was no illegal detention and no internet restrictions in connection with the protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The observation came as the court examined complaints about the authorities' handling of demonstrators. The remarks are significant for critics who accused officials of cracking down on those opposing the voter-list exercise.