New Delhi, India:<\/strong> Police in Delhi detained several opposition lawmakers after they attempted to march toward the Election Commission headquarters, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter rolls.<\/p>\n Among those detained were opposition leader Rahul Gandhi<\/strong>, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra<\/strong>, and other members of parliament. The lawmakers were placed on a police bus before being released a short time later.<\/p>\n After their release, the opposition lawmakers continued their march and began a sit-in protest near the Election Commission headquarters.<\/p>\n The demonstration represents the latest escalation in an ongoing political dispute surrounding a nationwide revision of electoral rolls.<\/p>\n Opposition parties have accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of overseeing a voter-roll revision process that they claim could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The opposition has called for Kumar to step down, citing concerns over the electoral process and the potential impact of the voter-roll changes.<\/p>\n The BJP and the Election Commission have rejected the opposition’s allegations<\/strong>. The dispute continues as opposition parties maintain their protests over the nationwide voter-roll revision.<\/p>\n The latest demonstration in Delhi highlights the growing political tensions surrounding the electoral process and the role of the Election Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Delhi Police Detain Opposition Lawmakers During Protest Over Voter Roll Revision Opposition MPs Detained During March in Delhi New Delhi, India: Police in Delhi detained several opposition lawmakers after they attempted to march toward the Election Commission headquarters, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter rolls. Among […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,534],"tags":[1530,1524,1527,1528,1525,1532,1529,1531,1523,1522,1526],"class_list":["post-3440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","category-international","tag-bjp","tag-delhi-protest","tag-election-commission-india","tag-gyanesh-kumar","tag-india-politics","tag-indian-elections","tag-narendra-modi","tag-opposition-mps","tag-priyanka-gandhi","tag-rahul-gandhi","tag-voter-roll-revision"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nOpposition Resumes Protest Near Election Commission<\/h2>\n
Opposition Raises Concerns Over Voter Roll Revision<\/h2>\n
BJP and Election Commission Reject Allegations<\/h2>\n