India, Aug. 12 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it had invited Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and up to 30 Opposition MPs for a meeting at noon, but the delegation did not attend. This came as a response to the Opposition MPs staging a protest march from Parliament to the commission's headquarters.

In a letter on Sunday, the ECI wrote to Ramesh: "The Commission has considered the request made therein and decided to give an appointment for an interaction at 12:00 PM on 11.08.2025 (Monday) at Sukumar Sen Hall, 7th Floor, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. due to limitation of space, names of up to 30 persons along with vehicle numbers may kindly be intimated at the e-mail [election@eci.gov.in] (mailto:election@...