Indian Police Detain Opposition Leaders During Protests Demanding Election Commission Chief's Resignation

New Delhi, Oct 6 (KUNA) -- Indian police detained around 260 people, including lawmakers, on Tuesday during a protest march organized by the opposition India Alliance, heading from the Parliament building to the Election Commission headquarters. Local media reported that police arrested senior leaders of the Congress party, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, after they entered the Akashvani Bhavan building and staged a protest demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Justice Jyoti Singh. Several Indian cities have witnessed widespread protests against the Election Commission Chief, calling for the cancellation of amendments to voter rolls on grounds of bias toward the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The march took place amid a heavy security presence and barricades erected around the Parliament building and the Election Commission headquarters, marking the latest in a series of demonstrations organized by politicians and activists demanding Kumar’s resignation. In this regard, Rahul Gandhi accused ruling party leaders of hijacking the democratic process through vote manipulation in collusion with the Chief Election Commissioner, asserting in a statement to journalists that he is defending democracy alongside 300 members of both houses of Parliament. Opposition party leaders are expected to meet with President Droupadi Murmu to present their concerns regarding the electoral roll revision procedures. (End) A.T.K. / H.M.F.