Delhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march
Summary
Authorities in Delhi closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions ahead of a protest march against recent changes to voter lists. Opposition parties and a youth movement accused the election commission of unfairly removing millions of voters, while the commission and ruling party denied the claims.Key Facts
- Six metro stations in Delhi were shut for security reasons before a planned protest march.
- The protest targeted voter list revisions that removed over 130 million names since last year.
- The revisions included 30 million untraceable people, 28 million deceased, and 63 million who moved away.
- Opposition parties say Muslim voters and minorities were unfairly removed, which officials deny.
- Thousands of protesters, including youth movement leaders, were detained during recent demonstrations.
- The Congress party planned to march to the Supreme Court to demand the election chief’s resignation.
- The Supreme Court asked the Congress party to present their case legally instead of through a meeting.
- The youth group called Cockroach Janta party threatened more protests if a meeting with police did not happen soon.
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