Following a meeting of 150 members of parliament from the INDIA bloc in the Central Hall of Parliament, a delegation of 16 leaders representing various parties marched to the President’s office. The purpose of the march was to formally submit a memorandum expressing their opposition to the recent appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as an Election Commissioner.

The protest centers on the selection process for the Election Commission, which the opposition bloc contends was flawed. While the INDIA bloc leaders have characterized the appointment as a point of significant concern regarding the independence of the electoral process, the government has maintained that the selection followed the established legal framework. The memorandum serves as a formal request for the President to intervene or address the concerns raised by the opposition regarding the transparency of the appointment. As of now, the President's office has not issued a formal statement regarding the specific contents of the memorandum or the requested actions.