Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Anti-CEC protests LIVE: ‘Har gali mein Jantar Mantar’ march scheduled today; Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora invited

Anti-CEC protests LIVE: A march is scheduled today in Delhi, organised by ‘People Against SIR’, to "restore democracy", demand the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and press for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Anti-CEC protests LIVE: ‘Har gali mein Jantar Mantar’ march scheduled today; Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora invited

A week-old alliance of students, farmers, and civil society groups called the People Against SIR is organizing a march in Delhi to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The march, which will be called "Har Gali mein Jantar Mantar," is scheduled for today, starting from Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in Connaught Place and ending at the Election Commission's office near Patel Chowk.

Prominent figures invited to join the protest include Abhijeet Dipke, Prakash Raj, Neha Bora, Aishe Ghosh, Prashant Bhushan, Rakesh Tikait, and Tushar Gandhi. The People Against SIR platform alleges that the SIR exercise is illegal and demands the voter lists be reset to their pre-2024 version, updated through social audits as per the Election Commission Manual and CAG guidelines.

The alliance formed on October 14 at Surjeet Bhavan in New Delhi comprises representatives from farmers, workers, women, students, Adivasis, Dalits, and minorities.

Written by urgent.news from Hindustan Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

Read the original at hindustantimes.com →

More in World

France Boosts Security for Saturday Protests

France is adding 20% more security forces for Saturday, 24 October, as Macron warns illegitimate protests will be banned and unions plan a 5 November strike.

  • France increases security forces by 20% for Saturday protests
  • 2,400 arrests reported on October 17 during unrest
  • Union-led protests demand higher wages and pensions

More from Friday 23 October →