Rahul Gandhi launches platform to map protest movements across India
India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has launched a digital platform called Satyagraha to collect and map movements resisting what participants describe as injustice. The initiative came as protests continued against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the special revision of electoral rolls, with police detaining about 150 demonstrators in Delhi.
India’s Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has launched a digital platform intended to map protest movements and connect groups involved in campaigns across the country. Gandhi announced the Satyagraha platform on Saturday as opposition leaders, civil society activists and youth organisations continued demonstrations demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Protesters have also opposed the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, alleging irregularities.
In a video and accompanying social media post, Gandhi said people were fighting for their rights but were often doing so alone. He invited groups and individuals to register their movements on the platform, which he said would allow them to share their experiences and identify others engaged in similar struggles. Gandhi listed Gen Z, students, farmers, Adivasis, Dalits and women among those involved in different campaigns.
He said the platform would bring their voices together on one map and promised to raise their concerns in Parliament, on the streets and through letters where necessary. The launch came after Delhi Police detained about 150 protesters for the second day as they marched from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar. Those detained included All India Students’ Association president Neha Bora, civil society activists Yogendra Yadav and Anjali Bharadwaj, and Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan.
Independent Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal joined the march but was not detained. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, alleging that elections had been illegal. He also called for fresh elections using ballot papers and criticised a 2023 law granting immunity to election commissioners for official acts.
The Congress’s student wing held a separate protest at India Gate. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the campaign would continue, while Kharge referred to a proposed October 6 march by opposition MPs to the Election Commission.
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