India opposition rally demands election chief resignation
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Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress, held a massive rally at Ramlila Ground in New Delhi demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chairman Gyanesh Kumar, alleging fraud in the voter list revision that removed 130 million voters and favors the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi. While police permitted the rally, they imposed strict conditions such as a 5 p.m. curfew, mandatory CCTV installation, and a ban on marching beyond the designated protest site. Authorities deployed thousands of police and paramilitary forces to prevent supporters from reaching Delhi.
Written with AI from the reporting · updated 11/1/2026
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- India opposition Congress party
- Action：
- holding mega rally
- Object：
- protest against election chief
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Nov 2, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Nov 1, 08:12
- First seen (known side)：
- Nov 1, 08:19
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- BBC WorldRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedIndia's opposition holds mega rally demanding election chief's resignation
Report first recorded Nov 1, 08:19
Tens of thousands gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi for a mega opposition rally demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and electoral reforms. The Congress-led INDIA alliance and the Gen Z-led pressure group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called the protest against a voter-list revision that has removed 130 million names from draft rolls across India. Opposition parties allege the revision, known as Special Intensive Revision, benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party by disenfranchising eligible voters.
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