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India's 'cockroach' movement to protest from Oct. 2 if poll chief does not quit by Saturday
- The Cockroach Janta Party said it will begin nationwide protests on October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign within 48 hours.
- The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi questioned voter-list decisions at least 14 times.
- Opposition parties accused the Election Commission of manipulating voter lists, while the Commission said differing views were normal and its decisions were lawful.
- The Cockroach Janta Party demanded an independent inquiry into voter-list changes and called for a freeze on the Special Intensive Revision.
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(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = As controversy arose in India over allegations that the election commission altered voter lists in favor of the ruling party, Gen Z groups [called] 'Cockroach Nation...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Millions of voters have been cut off from the lists in India in recent months. Even within the electoral commission, this apparently caused controversy. Now the calls for the resignation of the chief of the panel are increasing.
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Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has come out in support of controversial Chief Electoral Officer Gyanesh Kumar. Gyanesh Kumar to be conferred with Padma Bhushan
·Kottayam, India
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Total News Sources181
Leaning Left16Leaning Right28Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 27%
C 27%
R 46%
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