Thousands march in India’s capital demanding election chief’s resignation
Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel across central Delhi for a third straight day, erecting heavy metal barricades and closing key metro stations.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in New Delhi's Connaught Place on Monday to demand the resignation of India's chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. Critics allege misconduct during the revision of voter rolls, a move seen as potentially benefiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
The opposition Cockroach Janta Party and its supporters defied a strict security crackdown to march towards the Supreme Court, chanting slogans and holding banners demanding the chief's removal and an end to the revision process. Protests were led by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, who filed a petition challenging the voter revision exercise.
Thousands of security personnel were deployed to maintain order, with barricades and closed metro stations further restricting public movement. Opposition figures accused authorities of suppressing dissent through mass arrests, alleging assaults on protesters and detentions of key movement leaders.
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