Indians Protest Election Chief Ahead of Top Court Hearing
Thousands marched as protesters cited a voter-roll revision that removed millions of names and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
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Indians protest election chief ahead of top court hearing
Protests began Friday demanding the Election Commission of India chief Gyanesh Kumar step down after concerns at the revision that has removed millions of names from voter lists. The ECI has rejected allegations of wrongdoing. Kumar himself has not commented. The Supreme Court is expected to hear petitions concerning key voter-list decisions on Monday, Indian media reported. Thousands marched in Mumbai on Sunday, waving Indian flags and anti-Ku…
Indian residents gathered for a third consecutive day of rallies on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission and alleging irregularities in a large-scale review of voter lists.
India election chief faces calls to resign from protesters, opposition
Thousands of young protesters and opposition parties staged protests in the national capital and Mumbai on Sunday, demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Gyanesh Kumar, as police detained demonstrators for a third consecutive day. Opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led protests in Mumbai calling for the scrapping of revisions to the electoral roll and Kumar’s resignation. In Delhi, protesters started gatheri…
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