<p>Opposition says hundreds of thousands of people expected to participate in march demanding election chief resign over voter list changes</p><p>Indian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the site of a planned opposition protest in Delhi on Sunday that is set to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.</p><p>Authorities warned of traffic diversions ahead of the protest march and rally that will be led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. The opposition says it expects hundreds of thousands of people to participate in what it says will be a major challenge to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/india-opposition-protest-rally-delhi">Continue reading...</a>
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Indian forces tighten security in Delhi ahead of big opposition protest
<p>Opposition says hundreds of thousands of people expected to participate in march demanding election chief resign over voter list changes</p><p>Indian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the site of a planned opposition protest in Delhi on Sunday that is set to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.</p><p>Authorities warned of traffic diversions ahead of the protest march and rally that will be led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. The opposition says it expects hundreds of thousands of people to participate in what it says will be a major challenge to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/india-opposition-protest-rally-delhi">Continue reading...</a>