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Youth protest sparks Delhi lockdown, demands election chief resignation

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A youth protest movement in Central Delhi, India, has led to a significant security lockdown including the deployment of thousands of police, metro station closures, and mobile internet suspensions. The demonstration, organized by the "cockroach" youth movement, is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Protesters allege that a revision of voter lists, which removed approximately 130 million names, unfairly benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and is an attempt to manipulate election outcomes. AI

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Youth protest sparks Delhi lockdown, demands election chief resignation

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

    Central Delhi locked down, internet cut as youth protest demands election chief quit

    Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit. The protest, called ‌by the “cockroach” y…

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