Thousands join Indian opposition protest demanding poll chief's resignation
Thousands joined Rahul Gandhi’s protest against the voter roll revision as the opposition pressed for the election chief’s resignation.
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the INDIA bloc held a massive "Chalo Dilli" protest rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged electoral irregularities.
- Opposition parties organized the demonstration to protest the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, which removed over 130 million names from voter lists, alleging the purge disproportionately affects minority voters to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party .
- Thousands of supporters participated in the "Chalo Dilli" march from Minto Road to the venue, while Delhi Police deployed over 4,000 security personnel and more than 200 CCTV cameras for surveillance.
- Simultaneously, the BJP organized a counter-march in West Delhi to commemorate 1984 anti-Sikh riots, criticizing the opposition for scheduling on that painful anniversary while local traders expressed concerns over business disruptions.
- The standoff reflects deepening political crisis as opposition parties demand electoral reforms and EVM replacement, while the Election Commission maintains the revision process removes duplicate and deceased voters as routine practice.
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Rahul Gandhi, current chairman of the Indian National Congress Party, led the march in New Delhi with the support of the youth movement of the “cucarachas”; more than 133 million names were left out of the voter register
Tens of thousands of Indian protesters gathered on Sunday in New Delhi after the controversial revision of the electoral lists.
Thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in Delhi as protests against Narendra Modi's government gather momentum. Led by the Congress Party, India's opposition alliance has rallied supporters from across the country amid growing anger over a large-scale revision of the electoral register that has removed 130 million names, foreign media reports, citing Telegraph. Opposition leaders claim the process gives Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata P…
Thousands of Indians protest voter list change
Tens of thousands of Indians yesterday joined a protest led by opposition politicians in New Delhi, renewing demands for the country’s election chief to resign over an overhaul of voter lists they say unfairly benefits the ruling party.The nationwide revision of electoral rolls has sparked political
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