24 Sep 2026
Neta·ResumeRahul Gandhi dissented: Asked that the decision wait for the Supreme Court hearing two days later, objected to the Chief Justice's removal from the panel in a dissent note, and did not take part in further proceedings. He published the note the next day.
Education: PhD and Master's in International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva; Executive Master's in International Business, IIFT New Delhi; B.E. Mechanical, University of Roorkee (1987) - per ECI profile
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Congress workers protested in Lucknow, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu and Guwahati, where state chief Gaurav Gogoi was detained. Priyanka Gandhi called the BJP's attack a stale story, and BJD president Naveen Patnaik sought the CEC's resignation and a review of the SIR.
No direct response to this statement was found. The Commission's standing reply to the investigation is its 23 Sep 2026 press note (sir-rules-eci-pn-119-response).