Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third day | Elections News | Al Jazeera

Thousands of youth and opposition protesters have rallied for a third day in India demanding the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter roll revisions. Marches took place in Mumbai led by opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, while protests also gathered in New Delhi, where police detained several protesters for violating bans on mass gatherings. Protesters claim the disenfranchisement benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, which both the ECI and BJP deny.