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India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’

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Quillen, S., & Asrar, N. (2026, October 12). India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/12/india-protest-live-opposition-to-march-to-supreme-court-over-vote-theft?traffic_source=rss

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The Indian National Congress plans to march to the Supreme Court at 08:00 GMT to submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged vote fraud. Despite this, Chief Justice Surya Kant has declined to meet with opposition leaders, citing existing cases before the court regarding revisions in electoral rolls that removed 130 million people from voter lists.
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Opposition parties in India, including Congress and supporters of the "cockroach" youth movement (CJP), marched to the Supreme Court on Monday to protest against a controversial voter list revision. Authorities closed six metro stations in New Delhi and deployed thousands of security personnel, leading to numerous detentions over the weekend. The revision has removed over 130 million names from voter rolls, including 30 million who could not be traced, 28 million deceased individuals, and 63 million relocating voters. Opposition parties allege that Muslim voters and other minorities are disproportionately affected, a charge rejected by both the poll panel and BJP. Chief Justice Surya Kant declined to meet opposition leaders, citing pending cases before the court related to the electoral roll revision.

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India the Indian National Congress the Supreme Court

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Gyanesh Kumar PERSON · 1× India GPE · 1× Kant PERSON · 1× Surya Kant PERSON · 1× the Indian National Congress ORG · 1× the Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has announced a march to the Supreme Court at 08:00 GMT to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-12
2026-10-12 · Al Jazeera
India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’ · assertive framing

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India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has announced a march to the Supreme Court at 08:00 GMT to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote fraud. asserted
party → announce → fraud
Kant, however, has refused to meet the opposition leaders, saying cases related to a revision of electoral rolls that removed 130 million people from voter lists are already pending before the top court. asserted
that → refuse → court
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