The Opposition INDIA bloc has called for a march to the Supreme Court on Monday to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum to him amid protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
However, Kant has declined the request for a meeting.
Monday marks the third consecutive day of protests in Delhi by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign, the Opposition parties and student groups to demand Kumar’s resignation over concerns about the functioning of the Election Commission and its handling of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Protests against Kumar have been held in the national capital and other parts of the country since October 2.
Here’s more on this and other updates:
Opposition’s protest today
- The INDIA bloc will march to the Supreme Court to submit a memorandum to the chief justice over alleged “vote chori”. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has urged citizens, youth groups and all Opposition parties to join the march.
- Key Opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav are expected to participate in the march. The INDIA bloc parties have instructed their state units to also mobilise for the march in Delhi, the Deccan Herald reported. The will be the Opposition’s fifth protest in the capital to demand Kumar’s resignation since October 6.
- However, Kant...