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Opposition INDIA bloc Members of Parliament are scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu to submit a memorandum regarding allegations concerning the functioning of the Election Commission. Ahead of the meeting, the opposition parliamentarians will convene at the Central Hall of the old Parliament building to finalise the delegation. The opposition is seeking presidential intervention, demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner and calling for alterations to the electoral process, including the immediate suspension of ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercises. A ten-member delegation will present the memorandum outlining their grievances, with further demonstrations being planned.

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00:00Breaking news coming in. This is the Central Hall meeting which is going to happen at 5 p.m. now.
00:05The meeting has been postponed. The India Bloc MPs are now going to meet at 5 p.m. in Central
00:10Hall of Old Parliament Building
00:12to strategize and take call on the rest of the names for the delegation that is going to meet President
00:18Murmu later.
00:19MPs have asked to ensure their presence between 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
00:23So now this is the latest addition to what we've been seeing, the opposition protests.
00:27Now they are going to meet at 5 p.m. today and in this meeting they are going to strategize
00:32and decide on what names of this delegation will meet President Murmu later today at 8 p.m.
00:38The 8 p.m. meeting got confirmed in the morning. The opposition MPs had been seeking a meeting with President
00:43Murmu.
00:44They want to also stage the protest and tell her about the demands wherein they want C.C. Gyanesh Kumar
00:50to resign.
00:50They also want changes in the electoral process.
00:53So now we're seeing that the India Bloc MPs with their demands are going to meet President Murmu later in
00:59the day today at 8 p.m.
01:01Before that at 5 p.m. these India Bloc MPs will meet in Central Hall of Old Parliament Building
01:07and there they will strategize and take a call on the rest of the names.
01:10For more on that we have Rahul Gautam joining in.
01:12Rahul, we're now seeing that the India Bloc MPs will meet at 5 p.m.
01:16to discuss about what their plan of action will be for 8 p.m.
01:20What details do we know?
01:23Absolutely, you know, the time has now been rescheduled from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
01:28wherein all the India Bloc MPs will be meeting at Central Hall Parliament Building
01:32and around 8 p.m.
01:35a delegation of 10 opposition India Bloc leaders will be meeting President
01:39and as sources are telling us a memorandum signed by opposition MPs and leaders will be submitted to President Draupadi
01:48Murmu
01:48seeking her intervention into the allegations that have been leveled against Minister Kyanesh Kumar
01:54you know, by opposition parties and also seeking immediate suspension of the ongoing exercises of SIR.
02:03Now we all know that how for past, you know, three days the opposition is on suites.
02:08We have seen, you know, flash protests happening in Central Delhi led by Rahul Gandhi,
02:13Pringha Gandhi, Malik Arjun Kharki, Achilles Yadav and therefore in a way to keep up the momentum going.
02:19Now the opposition leaders will be meeting, will be meeting the President of India
02:24and seeking highly intervention as they believe that it's a very grave situation here
02:29as far as election commission's functioning is concerned.
02:34Also, the protest march which we've been hearing since morning is also, you know, not off the chart at this
02:42point of time.
02:43We just spoke with some of the MPs and they are saying that they have not been asked, you know,
02:49for protest march at this point of time.
02:51So there's a possibility that MPs might march towards President House.
02:55However, only 10 leaders will be going inside and will be meeting the President
02:59and will be submitting their memorandum which would obviously be having their grievances and themselves.
03:06So in a way, the opposition is keeping the, is upping the antennae and also keeping the momentum going on
03:13as far as the issue is concerned.
03:15Expect that on Monday as well, a big protest, a massive protest is also being planned at this point of
03:22time.
03:23Right, so we're seeing that on Monday we could see another possible protest by the opposition.
03:27Now before that, today we're going to see a march leading up to President's House
03:31wherein they will, a delegation of 10 MPs will then put in their memorandum in front of President Murmu as
03:37well.
03:37Thank you so much for joining in with those inputs, Rahul.

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