Delhi Protests: Youth, Opposition Demand Poll Chief's Resignation
Students, the Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc parties are protesting in Delhi over voter-roll deletions. What happened at Jantar Mantar and what comes next.
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Students, the Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc parties are protesting in Delhi over voter-roll deletions. What happened at Jantar Mantar and what comes next.
Aam Aadmi Party announced they will not participate in the upcoming INDIA bloc protest at the Election Commission. Senior leader Sanjay Singh stated their ongoing protests concerning electoral roll issues are independent. Singh said the party perceives the matter as a people's movement, encouraging citizen participation without AAP's branding. AAP and DMK, previously aligned with the INDIA bloc, have also opted out of its recent meetings.
PP Chaudhary provided clarification about the cancelled meeting set between the parliamentary panel and Supreme Court judges. He stated that the Supreme Court had initially scheduled the meeting for October 6 and later cancelled it. Chaudhary emphasized that previous interactions between parliamentary committees and the judiciary are not without precedent. Former Union minister Kapil Sibal criticized the meeting's constitutionality, arguing it undermined the separation of powers.