“Gyanesh, It’s Done, Bro”: Rahul Gandhi to CEC

• Rahul Gandhi uses “It’s done, bro” placard against CEC.
• INDIA bloc demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
• Opposition raises allegations over SIR voter-roll changes.
• Police stop march as leaders confront barricades.

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 6th Oct: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi brought a popular social-media catchphrase into the political arena on Tuesday, using the now-viral “It’s done, bro” line during the INDIA bloc’s protest march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Holding a placard that read “Gyanesh, it’s done, bro. Time to resign,” Gandhi led Opposition MPs towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, demanding Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The slogan and placard were also reported during the march by multiple news outlets.

As police barricades stopped the march, Gandhi climbed onto the barriers and was seen surveying the scene before waving the national flag. The INDIA bloc MPs were stopped from proceeding towards the Election Commission office, with a heavy security presence deployed in central Delhi.

The phrase gained widespread popularity after actor Salman Khan used “It’s done, bro” in a post on X in July. It subsequently became a widely used social-media meme and protest expression, with students and protesters adopting different versions of the phrase.

The latest political adaptation came as Opposition parties stepped up their campaign against the Election Commission over the electoral roll revision process.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the universal adult franchise secured after Independence was being undermined.

“Today, the universal adult franchise that we received after Independence—this government is working to finish it off,” Kharge said, accusing the government of stripping people of their rights.

The Opposition has demanded the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar and raised concerns over the SIR exercise and changes related to voter registration. The Election Commission and government have rejected allegations of political wrongdoing and maintained that the electoral roll exercise is aimed at addressing duplicate and ineligible entries.

Congress MP Dharamveer Gandhi, speaking to ANI, alleged that 13 crore votes had been deleted, claiming that the affected people had been deprived of their democratic right to vote.

“This is the biggest fraud in Indian political history,” Gandhi alleged, accusing the government of acting in cooperation with Gyanesh Kumar. He said the Opposition would continue its fight to restore what it described as democratic rights and protect democratic institutions.

The protest is part of the INDIA bloc’s broader campaign against the SIR process and its demand for greater transparency in electoral roll revisions. The march was halted by police, and several Opposition leaders were detained during the confrontation.