Thousands March in India's Capital to Demand Election Chief Resign
Police deployed thousands of officers as Rahul Gandhi urged supporters to march to the Supreme Court over voter roll revisions.
- On Monday, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi led a march to the Supreme Court in New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, defying heavy security and metro station closures.
- Protesters demand Kumar's resignation over voter roll revisions that removed more than 133 million names, which critics allege disproportionately affect minorities and benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Security forces detained thousands of protesters over the weekend, while Reporters Without Borders reported at least 16 journalists were 'brutally' detained, calling the police action 'unacceptable' during demonstrations.
- Parliamentarian John Brittas of the Communist Party alleged he was 'manhandled, dragged, assaulted' by police Sunday, characterizing the incident as an assault on democratic freedoms and the rule of law.
- This unrest poses a significant political challenge for Modi in his 12 years in power, as opposition parties and the Cockroach Janta Party movement continue street protests demanding government accountability.
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Indian protesters demand election head's resignation
Thousands of protesters marched in New Delhi on Monday demanding the resignation of India's election chief over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision, the latest showdown with authorities in the heavily fortified capital. Opposition parties and supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protest movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a strict security clampdown to demand a halt to the revision exercise and the…
Thousands march in India's capital to demand election chief resign
Opposition parties and supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protest movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a strict security clampdown to demand a halt to the revision exercise and the resignation of the chief election commissioner. "You can see how big the crowd is already," demonstrator Abhay Aryan, 28, told AFP as the crowd marched towards the Supreme Court, chanting slogans and waving placards. "The governmen…
In New Delhi, a huge crowd called for the departure of Gyanese Kumar, accused of rolling for the power in place. He was led by Rahul Gandhi, the mobilization of the... Read more Tens of thousands of Indians on the street to bring down the boss of the elections appeared first on Le Singulier.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on Monday in the centre of New Delhi, still under very high police supervision, to demand the resignation of the president of the electoral commission.
Delhi prepares for more protests against election chief amid crackdown
Protests in New Delhi escalated as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi led demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Joining him were student groups seeking to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, as security forces intensified crackdowns amid rising tensions over electoral integrity.
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