Rahul Gandhi urges traders to press Modi to remove election chief

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged Delhi traders to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying protests over the revision of electoral rolls would stop within 30 seconds if the demand were met. Gandhi made the appeal in a post on X on October 26, as traders sought a delay to a planned INDIA bloc rally in the capital over concerns about disruption to festive-season business. The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has asked the opposition alliance to postpone its November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after November 10. The traders’ body said traffic diversions and transport restrictions could affect customer access and the movement of goods during a busy shopping period. It estimated that the rally could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000 crore, a projection rather than a measured loss. Gandhi said traders’ concerns were being heard and linked disruptions, including metro closures and road restrictions, to protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He described the electoral process as compromised and referred to Kumar as “accused no. 4.” These are Gandhi’s allegations; the reports do not...