‘Not Sitting In Ivory Towers’: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rahul Gandhi Over Oct 12 March

The Supreme Court has issued notices to Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other protesters over the October 12 march to the court against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the notices did not amount to condoning the leaders’ conduct and sought an explanation for how crowds entered the court premises. The INDIA bloc march, led by Rahul Gandhi, also featured Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Tejashwi Yadav. Protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a halt to SIR. The court also issued notice to the Election Commission on a separate petition challenging the revision process.