Opposition in India decided to protest against the Election Commission

Opposition parties in India decided to launch street demonstrations following news that the Election Commission made extensive irregularities in the voter rolls.

The opposition alliance is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the process is being manipulated in favor of the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The INDIA alliance, which gathered with the participation of approximately 20 opposition parties, announced a series of action plans at its meeting on Wednesday.

According to the news of Reuters agency, within the scope of the plan, the opponents will march to the Election Commission building on October 6 and will organize a mass rally in the capital New Delhi on November 1. Alliance representatives will also bring the issue to the Presidency.

Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi said to the press after the meeting, "We will ensure that those who destroy India's democracy are punished."

The youth movement called "Cockroach Janta Party", which was influential in the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with the protests it organized in July, also demanded Kumar's resignation from office.

The movement, which has millions of followers, announced that if Kumar does not resign, it will start demonstrations on October 2, the birthday of India's founding leader Mahatma Gandhi.

The discussions flared up after The Indian Express newspaper published an investigative report on the internal workings of the Election Commission.

According to the news, the constitutional Election Commission, consisting of three members, experienced deep differences in the Special Comprehensive Revision (SIR) process, which was launched last year.

It was stated that two of the three commissioners submitted official objections at least 14 times to the critical steps that led to the deletion of approximately 130 million voters from the rolls in the last 10 months.

Under the Indian constitution, the three-member board must take decisions by consensus or majority vote.

Congress Party Spokesperson Pawan Khera accused Kumar of "treason", stating that if decisions were taken without the approval of two members, the process would be considered legally invalid.

The opposition demands an independent investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court into the functioning of the commission and the process of scanning voter records.