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AAP Students' Wing Plans October 10 Protest Against Election Chief
A student group linked to the Aam Aadmi Party says it will hold a march in New Delhi on October 10.
The march is planned for Jantar Mantar.
The group says it wants the chief election commissioner to resign and face prosecution.
It also wants a voter-list revision process called the Special Intensive Revision to be withdrawn.
The group is calling for changes to the Election Commission.
It says students and other groups will join the protest.
Its announcement follows other demonstrations and a media report about disagreements among election commissioners.
The report's claims were not independently confirmed in the article.
The Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), AAP's students' wing, said it would march to Jantar Mantar on October 10.
The protest will demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and prosecution, withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision, and reforms to the Election Commission.
ASAP said student organisations, democratic groups and individuals would join the march in New Delhi.
The announcement follows a media report alleging that two election commissioners objected on record to decisions made without their knowledge, including decisions related to the electoral-roll revision.
Earlier protests included an INDIA bloc march toward the Election Commission headquarters, which security personnel stopped, and a Jantar Mantar demonstration where police detained several people.
- Who
- The Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), student organisations, democratic groups and individuals.
- What
- A protest march demanding the CEC's resignation and prosecution, withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision, and reforms to the Election Commission.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- When
- October 10; the article says the announcement was made on Tuesday but does not specify the year.
- Why
- ASAP says the march responds to concerns about the Election Commission's functioning and calls for democratic accountability and protection of democratic rights.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), the Aam Aadmi Party's students' wing
- Planned date
- October 10
- Planned location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Main demands
- Resignation and prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision, and comprehensive Election Commission reforms
- Media report
- A report claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vijay Joshi objected on record to some Election Commission decisions, including decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision.
- Other recent protest
- INDIA bloc MPs marched toward the Election Commission headquarters but were stopped by security personnel.
- Earlier student protest
- AAP and left-wing student groups protested at Jantar Mantar the previous week; several people were detained by police.
Quotes
Eeshna Gupta
Co-in-charge of the Association of Students for Alternative Politics.
“Across the country, thousands are raising their voices against the functioning of the Election Commission, demanding the resignation and prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, withdrawal of the SIR, and comprehensive reforms to the ECI.”
thehansindia.com
“On October 10, ASAP will march to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi alongside student organisations, democratic groups, and individuals united around these demands.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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