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Congress Protest in Rajasthan: Ashok Ghalot Says Two Election Commissioners' Objections Remain Unheard
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 04:00 PM
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During a sit‑in at a police station, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Ghalot claimed that objections raised by two election commissioners were not heard, even as Congress leaders were taken into custody.
A protest organized by the Indian National Congress in Rajasthan turned confrontational when police detained several party leaders at a local police station. The demonstrators were demanding a review of recent decisions taken by the Election Commission of India.
Former chief minister Ashok Ghalot, who joined the sit‑in, addressed the gathered crowd and highlighted that two members of the Election Commission had lodged formal objections on fourteen occasions. According to Ghalot, those objections have not been considered by the commission, prompting the protest.
The police, citing concerns over public order, placed the detained Congress leaders in custody and filed standard procedural reports. No further details on the charges or the duration of detention were released at the time.
The incident underscores growing tensions between the ruling party and opposition groups over the perceived impartiality of the Election Commission ahead of upcoming elections.
Authorities have not commented on whether the commission will revisit the objections raised by its members, leaving the political dispute unresolved for now.
Former chief minister Ashok Ghalot, who joined the sit‑in, addressed the gathered crowd and highlighted that two members of the Election Commission had lodged formal objections on fourteen occasions. According to Ghalot, those objections have not been considered by the commission, prompting the protest.
The police, citing concerns over public order, placed the detained Congress leaders in custody and filed standard procedural reports. No further details on the charges or the duration of detention were released at the time.
The incident underscores growing tensions between the ruling party and opposition groups over the perceived impartiality of the Election Commission ahead of upcoming elections.
Authorities have not commented on whether the commission will revisit the objections raised by its members, leaving the political dispute unresolved for now.