Politics
Third day of protests demands India election chief's resignation over voter-roll changes
October 4, 2026 at 09:03 PM
2 reports
Thousands have rallied for a third day in Mumbai and Delhi demanding the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar over voter-roll revisions.
- Thousands marched in Mumbai and Delhi on Sunday demanding Kumar's resignation over voter-roll revisions protesters say removed millions of eligible voters.
- Delhi Police received a complaint from three female journalists alleging police sexual harassment during the protests and transferred it to its crime branch for inquiry.
- The Election Commission said the exercise removes duplicate and ineligible entries, with 130 million names struck from the voters' list.
- Raj Thackeray told the Mumbai crowd that the people, not the election commission, should decide who holds power.


