Delhi Shuts Metro Stations and Seals Central Roads Ahead of Anti-Election Chief Protests in India
Authorities closed six metro stations and tightened security as opposition leaders planned to submit a memorandum over alleged voter roll manipulation.
- On Monday, October 12, INDIA bloc leaders led a 'Chalo Delhi- March for Democracy' to the Supreme Court, while the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed six central stations from 6 am to 4 pm for security reasons.
- Opposition parties launched the march demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging 'vote chori' and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls they claim benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a meeting request from opposition leaders on Sunday, stating the issues are already sub judice and advising them to pursue grievances through formal judicial petitions rather than administrative channels.
- Thousands of security personnel deployed across central Delhi as police detained demonstrators over the weekend, including leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party who vowed to continue their agitation.
- Rahul Gandhi urged civil society, students, and lawyers to join the INDIA bloc's campaign, framing the protest as a defense of the Constitution and positioning the movement to file a formal petition against alleged electoral manipulation.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition parties marched toward the Supreme Court on Monday to protest a purge of voter lists they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, after police detained thousands of activists over the weekend in a sweeping crackdown. Opposition lawmakers and their supporters sought to submit a petition to the chief...
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NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition parties, including the Indian National Congress, are holding a march to the Supreme Court to submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud.This is the latest in a series of demonstrations in Delhi, with thousands of security forces deployed and roads barricaded in the capital.Separately, the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders met D…
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New Delhi, Oct 12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said INDIA bloc leaders will march to the Supreme Court and file a petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and 'vote chori'. Addressing a press conference at the Indira Bhawan headquarters of the Congress, he also asked the CEC to turn approver and resign as their fight was against the bigger powers that were behind him. "Resign, turn approver; you have made a mistake b…
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