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Congress leaders staged a hunger strike in Bhopal and will meet the President of India on Friday to protest the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Who
Congress leaders including Meenakshi Natarajan, Jitu Patwari, Umang Singhar, Harish Chaudhary, Digvijaya Singh; President of India Droupadi Murmu; Returning Officer Arvind Sharma; BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Hemant Khandelwal
What
Congress leaders staged a hunger strike in Bhopal and will meet the President of India on Friday to protest the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections.
When
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:23:37 GMT · 3h 18m ago
Where
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India ·
Why
The nomination papers of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections were rejected, which Congress leaders claim was a “murder of democracy” instigated by the BJP.
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The rejection of a major opposition party's candidate for a legislative seat, followed by protests and allegations of political manipulation, could escalate political tensions within India and potentially lead to further unrest and challenges to electoral fairness.
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