Police stop Delhi march opposing electoral-roll revision

A march opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls moved toward the Election Commission of India headquarters in central Delhi on Friday, where police stopped protesters. The demonstration was called by the Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR over alleged voter deletions and the revision exercise. The march began near Gole Dak Khana, at the intersection of Kalibari Marg and Bhai Vir Singh Marg. Participants included students, young people and farmers, with activists from Delhi, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh joining. Protesters carried national flags and banners and raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Organisers and participants called for the SIR to be halted and demanded Kumar’s resignation. After police stopped the group from proceeding, protesters sat down and held a People’s Parliament, according to on-site reporting. Some accounts reported that protesters were detained, but the reports did not establish a consistent number or give their subsequent status. Police and Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed in central Delhi amid heightened security. The Delhi Traffic Police said diversions in parts of...