India protest live: Opposition to march to Supreme Court over ‘vote theft’
Main opposition Congress party announces rally to the top court to demand removal of the chief election commissioner.
- India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has announced a march to the Supreme Court to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant and submit a memorandum demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote 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.
