India opposition intensifies protests over electio...

Summary

• Opposition groups across India took their campaign to the streets for a third consecutive day on Thursday calling for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and objecting to police action involving Congress leaders.
• The latest protests follow an incident in New Delhi on Wednesday, when Congress claimed that police used excessive force while briefly detaining Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other lawmakers.
• Delhi Police rejected the accusation, saying its officers were carrying out their duties within the law and that the allegations were being used to damage the reputation of the force.

AI Generated Summary

Opposition groups across India took their campaign to the streets for a third consecutive day on Thursday calling for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and objecting to police action involving Congress leaders.

The demonstrations are linked to a disputed exercise to revise electoral rolls. Opposition parties student organisations and members of the Cockroach Janta Party’s youth movement have been organising protests in several parts of the country.