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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Delhi to protest against the Narendra Modi government, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter lists. The protest, organized by the opposition INDIA bloc and led by Rahul Gandhi's Congress party, saw participation from various opposition leaders and supporters from across the country. The opposition alleges that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls has removed over 130 million names, disproportionately affecting minorities, particularly Muslims, and threatens to disenfranchise millions more. The Election Commission denies these allegations, stating that the revision aims to remove duplicate and ineligible entries. The protest follows weeks of demonstrations by student groups and the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, which also opposes the voter-list revision.
Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of facilitating electoral fraud and claimed that 15% of India's voters had been removed from electoral rolls following the 2024 election.
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