Tens of thousands protest Indian voter roll revisions in Delhi

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Delhi on Sunday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, UPI reported. The protest targeted a recent revision of the voter list that opposition groups claim benefits the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. [1]

The rally was led by an opposition Congress party alliance that brought supporters from across the country, according to UPI. Opposition leaders said the changes give the ruling party an electoral edge, and they demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign or face impeachment. The ruling party has denied the allegations. [1]

The demonstrations follow an ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. As FTMQ News reported earlier, opposition parties, students, and farmers have participated in protests across the country after approximately 130 million names were deleted from India's voter rolls. [2][3][4]

Demonstrators have previously gathered in cities such as Bengaluru to demand the restoration of old voter lists and the resignation of the electoral chief, as FTMQ News reported earlier. Meanwhile, forty-two former judges signed a statement defending the Election Commission of India. [3][4]