Delhi implements traffic restrictions for an INDIA bloc rally on November 1
In New Delhi, tens of thousands protested against the removal of over 130 million names from India's electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The change to voter lists removed over 130 million names from voter lists.
- Protestors demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the deletion of 13 crore voters.
- Indian security personnel surrounded the planned opposition protest site in Delhi on Sunday.
- Election authorities state the revision aimed to eliminate duplicate, deceased, and fraudulent entries.
- The electoral roll revision led to tens of thousands of protesters in New Delhi.
- The INDIA bloc rally is being held at Ramlila Maidan against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of forcing Connaught Place shops to close.
- Opposition parties are protesting alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Tejashwi Yadav accused Kumar of acting as a puppet of Modi.
- BJP criticized the timing of the rally as being on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- Prime Minister Modi suggested that some forces were creating instability by spreading lies and rumors.
- Human Rights Watch criticized the voter-list revision as deeply flawed.
- The BJP accused the INDIA bloc of mocking Parliament and democracy.
- The resolution stated that INDIA bloc MPs agreed Kumar should be impeached on six charges.
- The election commission and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party rejected the accusations.
- Amit Shah challenged Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to discuss voter irregularities in Parliament.
- Rahul Gandhi warned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would face imprisonment.
- Opposition parties allege the deletions disproportionately affected Muslim voters and other minorities.
- The police have planned for about 50,000 people at Ramlila Maidan capacity.
- Analysts say the protests and growing support for the opposition form the worst crisis for Modi since he came to power in 2014.
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