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India election chief faces calls to resign from protesters, opposition

India election chief faces calls to resign from protesters, opposition
South China Morning Post Sunday 04 October 2026, 12:12 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Thousands of young protesters and opposition parties staged protests in the national ⁠capital and Mumbai on ⁠Sunday, demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief ⁠Gyanesh Kumar, as police detained demonstrators for a third consecutive day. Opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led protests in Mumbai calling for the scrapping of revisions to the electoral roll and Kumar’s resignation. In Delhi, protesters started gathering in the early evening and police started...

Thousands of young protesters and opposition parties staged protests in the national ⁠capital and Mumbai on ⁠Sunday, demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief ⁠Gyanesh Kumar, as police detained demonstrators for a third consecutive day. Opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led protests in Mumbai calling for the scrapping of revisions to the electoral roll and Kumar’s resignation. In Delhi, protesters started gathering in the early evening and police started... [Image text:] Totoll ROAR Mre
India (LOCATION) ⁠capital (ORG) Mumbai (LOCATION) Election Commission (ORG) Kumar (PERSON) Raj Thackeray (PERSON) Uddhav Thackeray (ORG) Delhi (LOCATION)
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