Indian opposition leaders march to Supreme Court seeking election chief’s resignation
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Leaders of India’s opposition INDIA alliance marched toward the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Monday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and presenting a united front after days of protests and police action.
The Congress-led “Chalo Delhi” demonstration included Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and CPM general secretary M.A. Baby, according to The Indian Express. Opposition leaders also filed a joint plea.
The protests center on allegations of “vote theft” and unilateral Election Commission decisions that resulted in large-scale voter deletions. They followed a Saturday demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party during which police detained protesters, journalists and lawyers. The Indian Express reported that thousands were detained, while Deutsche Welle said authorities blocked roads, suspended internet service around Jantar Mantar and deployed more than 30,000 security personnel across Delhi.
Gandhi and Kharge had sought a meeting with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to discuss the election commissioner, arrests, metro-station closures and train cancellations. The chief justice declined, saying the issues were already before the Supreme Court and that discussing pending cases would violate judicial propriety and the constitutional separation of powers. He said the court could consider citizens’ grievances through its judicial jurisdiction.
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