Delhi braces for mass opposition rally demanding election chief's resignation

India's opposition parties are rallying in Delhi to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over a voter-list revision that removed over 130 million names.

• Police deployed thousands of officers and paramilitary personnel in Delhi ahead of Sunday's rally at Ramlila Maidan.
• Rahul Gandhi urged supporters to attend in large numbers, saying the protest targeted "the demolition of Indian democracy."
• Opposition parties allege the revision favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party by removing eligible voters.
• The Election Commission denied favoring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol.
• On Sunday, opposition demonstrators marched about 1.5 kilometres from central New Delhi to Ramlila Maidan, led by Rahul Gandhi.
• Protesters said the electoral roll revision has disproportionately affected minorities, including the Muslim community.
• The BJP accused the opposition of undermining democracy over the voter-list revision.
• The protests demanding the election chief's resignation have continued for more than a month.