New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Senior Congress leaders, including Pawan Khera, Kumari Selja, and the leadership of the Uttarakhand Congress, staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office on Thursday, alleging mass irregularities in the electoral rolls of Uttarakhand and claiming the poll body has "shut its gates" to the opposition.

Speaking to reporters outside the ECI headquarters, Congress leader Pawan Khera launched a scathing attack on the Commission, suggesting it should reconsider its official identity.

"The Election Commission should change its symbol to a chain and a padlock. Have you ever seen chains attached? The Election Commission of a democracy has shut its gates to the people of this country and their repre...