Indian Capital Braces for Second Day of Protests Against Poll Chief
Police detained more than 2,000 people as the election commission defended a voter roll revision that critics say removed about 130 million names.
- Police in New Delhi detained over 2,000 protesters on Saturday to block demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with security remaining high across the city on Sunday.
- Critics allege voter list revisions removing about 130 million names disproportionately benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, which has held power for more than 12 years.
- A court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, along with leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, while activist Dhruv Rathee was freed after midnight on condition of "no breach of peace for one year."
- India dismissed recent criticism regarding the crackdown, calling the approach "selective" and "unwarranted interference" in internal affairs, while the Commission maintains opposition groups seek to undermine legitimate electoral processes.
- The CJP, calling its demonstrations "Season 2" against Kumar, vowed to continue protests until the election system undergoes reform, as sporadic unrest has persisted since late September.
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Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief
The main demand of the Indian protesters is the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
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RADOR RADIO ROMANIA (October 11th) – New Delhi was preparing for the next day of youth protests, which called for the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commission of India, after one court ordered the release of the founder of the movement "the thoughts of Abhijeet Dipke, and other two high-ranking leaders. Dipke, founder of the National Party of Thoughts, and others [...]
NEW DELHI: Indian security forces detained more than 2,000 protesters including the founder of the Cockroach youth movement in New Delhi on Saturday after authorities tightened security across much of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of the country's election commission chief. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city, with security services ...
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