Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in India challenged Prime Minister Modi: We will not allow democracy to be destroyed

Demonstrations demanding the cancellation of the application that envisages changes in voter registration and the resignation of Election Commission Chairman Gyanesh Kumar continue in India.

Under the leadership of the main opposition Indian Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, a protest demonstration was held in the Ramlila Maidan area of ​​the capital with the participation of opposition parties.

In his speech at the demonstration, Gandhi stated that they "will not allow the destruction of democracy and the Constitution" in India and added, "(Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi's government is not bigger than the Constitution." made the statement.

Representatives of the political movement called "Cockroach People's Party", founded under the leadership of "Generation Z" internet users, also attended the demonstration, where the local government assigned 10 thousand police and paramilitary personnel to combat possible security problems.

Officials of the ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reacted to the demonstration in their statements to journalists, claiming that it was "a deliberate conspiracy aimed at dragging the country into anarchy in the name of democracy."

India implemented "Special Intensive Revision" in voter lists before the elections in the state of Bihar last year. The practice was later introduced in most of the states and federally administered territories.

According to the Electoral Board, the revision aims to delete duplicate and inappropriate voter registrations, while those who meet the requirements to become voters remain on the lists.

Opposition parties argue that as part of the practice, voters are asked for documents that are difficult to obtain, and that this poses the risk of millions of voters being removed from the lists. It is noted that in some regions the voter rolls may shrink by up to 30 percent.