India’s opposition has held a major rally calling for the resignation of the country’s election chief, as protests grow over a revision of the voter rolls.
The opposition is challenging the electoral authorities’ handling of the exercise, which is intended to revise the list of registered voters. Critics fear the process could result in 130 million people being left off the rolls.
The rally forms part of wider protests over the revision process. Opposition parties are using the demonstrations to press their demand for the election chief to step down, linking the call to concerns about the potential impact on voters’ ability to participate in elections.
The available information does not specify where or when the rally took place, nor does it include a response from the election authorities or details of any decision on the resignation demand. The dispute remains focused on the voter-roll exercise and the risk that large numbers of people could be excluded from the electoral register.
