Indian protesters demand election chief's resignation over removal of 130 million voter names

Indian protesters demand election chief's resignation over removal of 130 million voter names

Protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party, opposition parties and student groups are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who runs India's elections. They object to the removal of 130 million names from voter lists. The Election Commission says it is removing duplicate, deceased, shifted and otherwise ineligible voters, and wrongly excluded people can appeal.

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