Opposition parties March to Supreme Court in Delhi to demand election chief resignation

Opposition parties are marching to the Supreme Court in Delhi to demand the resignation of the election chief over alleged voter fraud. Thousands of security forces are deployed and roads are barricaded in the capital. Rahul Gandhi has called all opposition parties, civil society groups, and those who believe in democracy to join Monday’s march.

Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge shared a letter to Chief Justice Surya Kant outlining their concerns with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s alleged conduct and with the contentious electoral roll revision. Authorities in Delhi have announced heavy restrictions on traffic and on entry and exit at key metro stations, with a heavy security deployment along the route of the march.

Over the past week, top opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, were briefly detained while leading protests in central Delhi. The CJP leaders were detained from a plane, released a day later, and the police detained and released thousands of people, including journalists, over the weekend. Reporters Without Borders condemned the detention of at least 16 journalists.

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