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Opposition MPs Detained During Protest Demanding Election Chief’s Removal
Opposition lawmakers in India held a protest in New Delhi.
They want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
The lawmakers say they are concerned about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Police stopped their march near the Election Commission’s office.
Some leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sat down nearby.
Police detained them and other protesters.
Opposition leaders said they would keep campaigning.
They called their effort ‘Save Democracy.’
INDIA bloc MPs protested in New Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders after they staged a sit-in near the Election Commission headquarters.
The march was stopped by barricades before reaching Nirvachan Sadan, the Election Commission’s office.
Congress MP Pawan Khera warned Kumar he would regret not meeting the protesters.
Opposition leaders said their demonstrations would continue as part of the ‘Save Democracy’ campaign over the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Who
- INDIA bloc opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra; Delhi Police detained several protesters.
- What
- The MPs protested and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- Near the Election Commission headquarters and Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The protest was part of the opposition’s ‘Save Democracy’ campaign amid a dispute over the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Key facts
- Protest organizers
- INDIA bloc opposition MPs
- Main demand
- Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation as Chief Election Commissioner
- Location
- Near the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi
- Police action
- Delhi Police detained opposition leaders and other protesters
- Campaign
- ‘Save Democracy’
- Disputed issue
- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise
Quotes
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring
Congress MP who alleged police treated detained MPs like criminals.
“We were detained and brought here. We will not get scared by the action of the police. The fight will continue until the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.”
rediff.com
“The trouble has only just begun. Gyanesh Kumar will regret not meeting us. Watch what happens next.”
rediff.com
Sources
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