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India election chief faces resignation calls amid voter disenfranchisement protests

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Protests erupted in India's capital and Mumbai, with thousands demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Gyanesh Kumar. Demonstrators, including opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, allege that a recent voter-roll revision exercise has disenfranchised millions. Police have detained numerous protesters over several days in an effort to prevent assemblies. AI

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India election chief faces resignation calls amid voter disenfranchisement protests

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    India election chief faces calls to resign from protesters, opposition

    Thousands of young protesters and opposition parties staged protests in the national ⁠capital and Mumbai on ⁠Sunday, demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief ⁠Gyanesh Kumar, as police detained demonstrators for a third consecutive day. Opposition leaders Raj Thacker…

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