No meeting request received: EC officials as Rahul, Priyanka refuse to leave protest site

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What happened

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a protest near the Election Commission's office, even as the EC said it had received no request from any political party seeking a meeting.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:09:47 UTC.

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  1. No meeting request received: EC officials as Rahul, Priyanka refuse to leave protest site

  2. French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades

  3. 'Everything will be remembered': Cong posts videos of Rahul, Priyanka manhandled by cops

  4. French students looking for protests 'to become a major movement'

  5. Photos: School blockades, street protests grip France

  6. Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille

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