Protests intensify in India over election chief resignation
Protests demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified in Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday. Thousands of young protesters and opposition supporters joined demonstrations over changes to electoral rolls. In Mumbai, Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led a march against the voter-roll revisions. They called for the changes to be scrapped and […]
Protests in Delhi and Mumbai intensified on Sunday, with thousands of young demonstrators and opposition supporters demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. The protests were sparked by changes to electoral rolls, which the demonstrators claim have disenfranchised millions of eligible voters.
According to the South China Morning Post, opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led a march in Mumbai, calling for the changes to be scrapped and Kumar's resignation. In Delhi, police detained demonstrators for a third consecutive day, with many later released after cases were registered against them for allegedly violating orders banning mass gatherings.
The protesters allege that the voter-roll revisions benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, a claim denied by the Election Commission and the BJP.
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