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Opposition MPs Plan Delhi March Demanding Election Chief’s Resignation
Opposition lawmakers plan to walk from Parliament to the Election Commission’s office in Delhi.
They want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They also want the election-roll revision exercise called the Special Intensive Revision to be withdrawn.
About 140 lawmakers are expected to take part.
Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed along the route.
Authorities have also put up barricades and banned gatherings in the district.
INDIA bloc MPs plan to march to the Election Commission office on Tuesday.
The Opposition is demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Around 140 Opposition MPs are expected to join the march.
The march is expected to begin between 10:30 am and 11 am, from Makar Dwar of Parliament.
More than five companies of paramilitary personnel and local police have been deployed, with barricades and prohibitory orders in place.
- Who
- INDIA bloc Opposition MPs; around 140 are expected to join.
- What
- A march to the Election Commission office demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision.
- Where
- From Makar Dwar of Parliament to the Election Commission office in New Delhi.
- When
- Tuesday, expected to begin between 10:30 am and 11 am.
- Why
- The Opposition is seeking the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation and withdrawal of the electoral-roll revision.
Key facts
- Expected participants
- Around 140 Opposition MPs
- Expected start
- Between 10:30 am and 11 am on Tuesday
- Route
- Makar Dwar of Parliament to the Election Commission office
- Security deployment
- More than five companies of paramilitary personnel, along with local police
- Demands
- Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Restrictions
- Prohibitory orders under Section 163 are in force; gatherings are not allowed in the district
Sources
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