Reuters said Delhi police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers for the third time in two days as they demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Indian police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers for the third time in two days on Wednesday, Reuters reported from New Delhi. The group launched an unannounced protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists.
Reuters photographed Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the protest organised by opposition parties. The agency has previously reported scrutiny of the drive to verify India's voters. Wednesday's dispatch did not give a fresh count of names removed from the rolls.
The detention is the latest police action during the protest, not a new charge sheet. Reuters did not report how long the lawmakers were held or whether any were produced in court.
The election commission was not quoted in the short Reuters account. No resignation was announced.
A third detention in two days is a further police response to the same protest, not a separate policy decision.
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- Opposition parties demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the voter-list revision.