India's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
Summary
India’s Congress-led opposition plans a rally in Delhi to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and changes to voter-list procedures. The dispute centers on a revision that removed 130 million names from draft voter rolls; the Election Commission says it removed people who died or moved, while opposition parties allege eligible voters could be excluded.Key Facts
- The rally is scheduled to begin around noon at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
- Congress leaders say as many as one million people could attend.
- Leaders from the Congress-led INDIA alliance and the pressure group Cockroach Janta Party have pledged support.
- The Special Intensive Revision has removed 130 million names from draft voter rolls across India.
- The Election Commission says the revision aims to remove names of people who have died or moved from their registered addresses.
- Opposition parties accuse the Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party of voter-list manipulation; both deny the allegations.
- Delhi police have permitted the rally with conditions, including that it end by 5 p.m. and that no marches take place outside the designated site.
- The dispute has prompted protests in Delhi and other Indian cities, including a march led by Rahul Gandhi last month.
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