London Turns Into Political Battleground – &...

Summary

• The British capital London has become the centre of Indian politics over the last three days as two rival protests – one against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Election Commissioner and the other in support of Modi – faced off at Parliament Square and outside the Indian High Commission.
• *DAY 1 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 – OUTSIDE INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION, LONDON:* Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Students Federation of India – UK (SFI-UK) and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists staged a protest demanding the resignation of *Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar* and withdrawal of *Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.* They alleged that names of lakhs of voters are being deleted from electoral rolls in the name of SIR, which they termed as “Vote Chori”.
• The protests in London highlight how Indian domestic political battle over electoral rolls and Election Commission has now reached overseas diaspora, turning Parliament Square into a battleground of “Stop Vote Chori” versus “Modi Modi”.

AI Generated Summary

The British capital London has become the centre of Indian politics over the last three days as two rival protests – one against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Election Commissioner and the other in support of Modi – faced off at Parliament Square and outside the Indian High Commission.

*DAY 1 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 – OUTSIDE INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION, LONDON:*

Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Students Federation of India – UK (SFI-UK) and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists staged a protest demanding the resignation of *Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar* and withdrawal of *Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.*

They alleged that names of lakhs of voters are being deleted from electoral rolls in the name of SIR, which they termed as “Vote Chori”.