Delhi Shuts Metro Stations and Seals Central Roads Ahead of Anti-Election Chief Protests in India
Congress-led opposition will submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice and demand a halt to voter-roll revision and Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- On Monday, INDIA bloc leaders, led by Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, marched to the Supreme Court to file a petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging 'vote chori' and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Prompting the protests, Election Commission data showed over 130 million names were deleted from voter lists, leading opposition parties to demand Kumar's resignation over alleged bias favoring the Bharatiya Janata Party, which officials deny.
- Following a weekend police crackdown that detained thousands of demonstrators including Cockroach Janta Party activists, authorities closed six metro stations—Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat among them—and enforced traffic diversions until 4:00 PM.
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined the opposition's meeting request, citing sub judice status, and advised the alliance to file a formal petition instead, which the bloc submitted on Monday evening.
- The petition seeks suspension of the Special Intensive Revision and formation of an independent committee to review electoral roll systems, with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear connected matters on Tuesday, October 13.
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