Delhi Shuts Metro Stations and Seals Central Roads Ahead of Anti-Election Chief Protests in India
- On Saturday, the INDIA Bloc staged a major protest in Visakhapatnam demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, following a Friday meeting where leaders flagged alleged "vote chori" to President Murmu.
- Opposition parties demand the repeal of a 2023 law granting life-long immunity to the CEC and ECs, alleging the Election Commission has compromised its constitutional neutrality and acts as an instrument of the ruling party.
- AICC general secretary K C Venugopal accused the BJP-led Centre of neglecting Keralam's demand for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences, while the Communist Party of India noted nearly 65 lakh names were excluded from Bihar's draft voter list.
- Alliance leaders plan a major protest in Delhi on Monday to advocate for electoral rights, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi stated the bloc will meet Chief Justice Surya Kant to "avail all options available."
- Venugopal alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are shielding CEC Gyanesh Kumar, claiming Modi is "afraid of the opposition's protests" and risks downfall.
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A generation of angry young Indians takes to the streets to challenge
A protester shouts slogans as he climbs onto a police barricade during a march by opposition parties toward the Supreme Court demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
South Asian nation's capital sees growing protests against alleged deletion of voters from electoral rolls
Thousands of opposition protesters marched this Monday to the Supreme Court of India and filed a petition against a revision of the electoral lists that provoked days of protests in the Indian capital and represents a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition parties and supporters of the young movement "Barata" have held demonstrations almost daily this month to demand the resignation of Chief Electoral Officer Gyanesh Kumar, due to…
Rahul Gandhi’s INDIA Bloc March Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: What We Know
Rahul Gandhi will lead an INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court on Monday, inviting Opposition leaders, civil society members and activists to join the protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
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