Tensions over India’s voter-roll revision have intensified after authorities in New Delhi closed a central park and tightened security ahead of a planned protest demanding the removal of the country’s chief election commissioner. The demonstration, organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has become a focal point of growing political opposition to an electoral revision […]
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Delhi Police detained more than 700 protesters at Jantar Mantar and nearby areas on Friday as political leaders, activists and student organisations gathered to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest centred on allegations of irregularities linked to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and claims of large-scale voter deletions. […]
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India’s Election Commission is facing renewed political and public scrutiny after a report alleged that two of the country’s three election commissioners repeatedly raised objections over decisions connected to a major revision of electoral rolls. The controversy has placed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the centre of a growing political dispute. Opposition parties are […]
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