Jantar Mantar has been removed from the list of designated protest sites in Delhi. As alternatives, the police designated the Ramlila Ground in Central Delhi, Burari Ground in northern Delhi and CBD Ground in eastern Delhi’s Shahdara area as venues for protest.
The order was issued by Delhi Commissioner of Police Anurag Kumar on October 11 based on recommendations from a committee constituted by the Union home ministry.
The action came against the backdrop of protests in the national capital by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign, the Opposition parties and student groups to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Read on.
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The Keralam Assembly passed a resolution demanding that Gyanesh Kumar be removed from his post. The Bharatiya Janata Party opposed the resolution, moved by Chief Minister VD Satheesan, and proposed amendments, which were rejected by the House.
The resolution urged that steps be taken to improve the transparency in the functioning of the Election Commission. It also asked the Union government and the Election Commission to address the defects in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and restore the voting rights of all eligible electors. Read on.