Thousands join Indian opposition protest demanding poll chief's resignation
Thousands joined the march as opposition leaders accused the Election Commission of removing millions of names from voter rolls and demanded its chief resign.
- 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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(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = In India, opposition-led protests calling for the resignation of the election commission chairman over allegations of large-scale voter list deletions have attracted tens of thousands...
These visuals do not show the INDIA bloc rally held at Ramlila Maidan on 01 November 2026
On 01 November 2026, the INDIA bloc organised a mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan to protest alleged electoral irregularities and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi led a ‘Chalo Dilli’ march from the Minto Road-Connaught Place junction towards Ramlila Maidan, where the rally witnessed a large gathering [...]
In India, several tens of thousands of people have once again protested against the planned change in the national electoral register.
Opposition parties stage new protest against the elections chief
NEW DELHI (AP): India’s opposition parties on Sunday renewed calls for the resignation of the country’s election chief, staging fresh protests in the latest display of public dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
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