Akhilesh Yadav Breaches Police Barricade During Election Commission Protest

A protest march organized by opposition parties against alleged irregularities in the election process saw Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav take a defiant stand. Amidst the demonstration, which was in response to accusations of vote theft against the Congress, Yadav was confronted by the police. He bypassed the police by jumping over a barricade after a disagreement with law enforcement officials. Yadav subsequently sat on the ground to protest the police’s actions. He accused the central government of utilizing the police to quell the protest and criticized the Election Commission for its perceived inaction. The march, led by Rahul Gandhi, was joined by members from multiple political parties, with participants expressing their discontent through slogans.