Thousands of protesters across India have rallied for three consecutive days demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that voter roll revisions are removing millions from electoral lists, potentially benefiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP. Opposition leaders in Mumbai and New Delhi led marches while police detained some demonstrators. The ECI denies the claims, stating that the revisions aim to remove duplicate or ineligible entries to maintain electoral integrity.
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Youth-led protests across India have called for the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, chief of the Election Commission of India (ECI), since Friday. The demonstrations stem from reports that under his oversight, tens of millions of eligible voters were removed from electoral lists during recent voter-roll revisions. Protesters in cities like Mumbai and New Delhi argue that these roll revisions are an attack on democracy and benefit the ruling BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ECI denies this, stating the reforms are necessary to eliminate duplicate entries. Opposition leaders such as Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray have joined the protests in Mumbai, while similar rallies continue in other parts of India, with more planned for the coming days.
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Thousands of youth and opposition protesters have rallied for a third day in India demanding the resignation of the country’s election commission chief.
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Thousands marched in Mumbai on Sunday, while others gathered for a third day of demonstrations in New Delhi.
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The protests began on Friday demanding that Election Commission of India (ECI) chief Gyanesh Kumar step down due to reports that he has overseen voter-roll revisions removing millions from electoral lists.
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Protesters say the disenfranchisement stands to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Both the ECI and the BJP have denied the allegations.
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Led by opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, thousands marched in Mumbai on Sunday, waving Indian flags and calling for Kumar to step down.
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In the capital, New Delhi, protesters started gathering in the early evening.
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As on previous days, some were detained by police as they arrived, according to the Reuters news agency.
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Police in the capital have clamped down in a bid to prevent protesters from assembling over the last two days, detaining dozens and taking them away by bus.
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Some of the detainees were released later on Friday and Saturday, but police registered cases against some on charges of violating orders banning mass gatherings in the centre of the capital.
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“I just want to tell the ruling party this much …
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We are angry about how you are wielding that power.
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It’s the people of this country who should decide who sits in power and who sits in opposition, not the election commission,” Raj Thackeray told the crowd in Mumbai.
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The ECI says the voter-roll revision is designed to remove duplicate, deceased or ineligible entries and maintain electoral integrity.
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On Friday, it directed its officials to register eligible voters inadvertently omitted from electoral rolls.
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Kumar has not publicly responded to the demands for his resignation or commented on the protests, which look set to continue over the coming days, with more rallies planned.
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An alliance of India’s opposition parties plans to launch protests to “save democracy” with a march to the election commission office on Tuesday.
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The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced plans for a major rally in New Delhi on October 10.
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“Mumbai is out on the streets again for free and fair elections!” Abhijeet Dipke, chief of the CJP, said in a social media post on Sunday.
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“Solidarity with all the protesters,” he added.
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“All Indians need to come together.
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It’s now or never!”
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