Protests continue in India demanding the resignation of the election commission chief over alleged voter-roll wrongdoing, as police probe harassment claims Read More: https://punchng.com/indians-protest-election-chief-as-police-probe-harassment-claims/

Protestors are demanding India's election chief step down, alleging wrongdoing during a large-scale voter-roll revision that has removed millions of names from the lists.

Three women journalists say police officers sexually harassed them as they covered protests demanding the resignation of India’s election chief. Meanwhile, LGBTQIA influencer Mad Sandhu was shot dead in Amritsar.

The allegations were made on Oct 3 when police detained scores of protestors around a protest site.

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 - 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.

Protests continue in India demanding the resignation of the election commission chief over alleged voter-roll wrongdoing, as police probe harassment claims Read More: https://punchng.com/indians-protest-election-chief-as-police-probe-harassment-claims/

Voter-roll revision sparks allegations Election Commission denies wrongdoing Thousands protest in Mumbai Details

The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls.

The founder of India’s youth-led online “cockroach” movement and two other leaders were released on Sunday, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained to thwart a major protest against the election commissioner. The group said thousands of protesters were detained before Saturday’s planned demonstration in New Delhi, the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision . Abhijeet Dipke and two other Cockroach Janta

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Three leaders of India's Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists.

Leaders of India’s online "cockroach" movement pledged on Sunday to continue their campaign against the election commissioner, hours after they were released from detention as authorities sought to thwart a major demonstration. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.

Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India’s election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.