What's next
At the same time, representatives of the BJP party have long said that a large number of Muslim migrants from neighboring Bangladesh, who do not have proper documents, were illegally included in the Indian voter lists.
The opposition of India held a large-scale rally - they demanded the resignation of the head of the election commission
Yesterday, in the capital of India, tens of thousands of people took part in a protest organized by opposition politicians, renewing demands for the resignation of the head of the country's election commission, Gyanesh Kumar, through a review of voter lists, which, at their opinion, unfairly beneficial to the governing party. Ukrinform.
It is noted that the nationwide revision of voter lists has caused political controversy and street protests in the world's largest democracy over the past month.
The Election Commission claims that this initiative is necessary to ensure the accuracy of voter lists, but the opposition claims that it is being manipulated in favor of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Both the BJP and the Election Commission deny these allegations.
Yesterday, protesters led by the leader of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, shouting the slogans "Thief of voices, free your place!" and beating the drums, walked from the center of New Delhi to "Ramlila Maidan" - a large platform just the sky.
Gandhi said that the protesters "are not ready to accept" the exclusion of citizens from the voter lists.
Source:
- Укрінформ — останні новини · 02.11 09:52