India news: Rahul Gandhi to march to Supreme Court
Intensifying their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, opposition parties are holding a march to the Supreme Court. Follow DW for more.
Opposition parties are organizing a march to the Supreme Court, despite Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declining a meeting to discuss alleged voter theft. The planned protest is set to take place today at 4 p.m. local time (10:30 UTC) in New Delhi, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The INDIA bloc, of which Gandhi is a part, aims to submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India regarding the issue.
Earlier, there were reports of mass detentions of protesters, journalists, and lawyers in Delhi on Saturday. The Jantar Mantar protest site has been delisted as a designated protest site by Delhi Police. Over 30,000 security personnel were deployed in the city, and the internet was suspended within 4 kilometers of Jantar Mantar prior to the planned demonstration.
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