Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief
Summary
New Delhi braced for a second day of youth protests demanding the resignation of India’s election chief, after police detained more than 2,000 people and locked down the city centre. The demonstrations target voter list revisions that critics say favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP.
Key Points
- A court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders after they were detained in Delhi.
- Police detained more than 2,000 people and deployed large numbers of personnel across New Delhi to stop the protests.
- The protests demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over controversial voter list revisions.
- India’s foreign ministry rejected a UN body’s criticism, calling it selective and an unwarranted interference in internal affairs.
