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The Associated Press. (2026, October 6). India opposition parties to rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/india-opposition-parties-to-rally-for-election-chief-s-exit-over-voter-list-changes/article_f5104fce-35bd-5e91-9938-90e0e2e1ae6d.html
The Associated Press. “India opposition parties to rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes.” Toronto Star, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/india-opposition-parties-to-rally-for-election-chief-s-exit-over-voter-list-changes/article_f5104fce-35bd-5e91-9938-90e0e2e1ae6d.html.
The Associated Press. “India opposition parties to rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes.” Toronto Star, October 6, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/india-opposition-parties-to-rally-for-election-chief-s-exit-over-voter-list-changes/article_f5104fce-35bd-5e91-9938-90e0e2e1ae6d.html.
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As of October 9, 2026, Indian opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were booked by police for allegedly breaching barricades during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on October 3. The protest aimed to demand Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, which resulted in tens of millions of people being deleted from electoral registers. This revision has fueled widespread discontent among youth and opposition parties, with the "Cockroach" movement organizing protests across cities like Mumbai, where thousands gathered to challenge the SIR process. Police detained about 260 individuals, including 10 lawmakers, on October 3 for attempting to march towards Election Commission headquarters without permission, further escalating tensions between protesters and authorities.
