Chennai Police detained more than 100 protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar near Elliott’s Beach on Saturday, amid a nationwide protest over alleged deletions from electoral rolls and a police crackdown on a proposed demonstration in Delhi.
The protesters, many carrying placards, raised slogans against the Election Commission and demanded Kumar’s resignation. The demonstration in Chennai came as Delhi Police moved against a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janata Party.
The protesters, many carrying placards, raised slogans against the Election Commission and demanded Kumar’s resignation. The demonstration in Chennai came as Delhi Police moved against a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janata Party. Their rights have to be protected. Tamil Nadu Police is supposed to be friends of the people. What kind of government is this? We can’t let that happen. DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin condemned the police action in Chennai, taking aim at both the Centre and the ruling TVK government.
More than 13 crore people have been unconstitutionally deleted from electoral rolls.
Radhika Ganesh, a well-known activist who was among those detained, told NDTV: “We demand that Gyanesh Kumar must resign. Responding to the police’s claim that the protesters had not obtained prior permission, another woman said, “There is a nationwide protest. A senior Chennai police officer told NDTV: “They had not obtained permission.
