Politics
India opposition leaders detained in protest demanding election chief's resignation
October 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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AJAl Jazeera English
India opposition leaders briefly arrested in protest against election chief
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الهند.. احتجاجات المعارضة و"جيل الصراصير" تحاصر مفوضية مودي الانتخابية
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BNBBC News
Gyanesh Kumar: Police detain opposition leaders in Delhi demanding election commission chief's resignation
(opens the publisher’s site)Police in New Delhi have briefly detained opposition lawmakers marching to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over a nationwide voter roll revision.
- Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other lawmakers Tuesday after they tried to breach barricades; they were released and resumed a sit-in near Election Commission headquarters.
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge called Kumar's resignation, cancellation of the voter roll revision and a return to paper ballots "non-negotiable" demands.
- The voter roll revision, begun in Bihar in June 2025 and expanded nationwide, has removed more than 130 million names from draft lists.
- India's Supreme Court asked the government and Election Commission to respond to a petition alleging Kumar took key decisions without the other commissioners' approval, declining to suspend him.