India news: Protesters march to Election Commission demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
A coalition of students, farmers and civil society groups have joined calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over India's voter…
According to DW, a coalition of students, farmers and civil society groups have joined calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over India's voter roll revision exercise.
This politics story centres on India. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh.
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