India opposition leaders briefly arrested in protest against election chief

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026Police have briefly arrested several opposition legislators in New Delhi for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand the resignation of ⁠the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.Rahul Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, was among the lawmakers detained in the Indian capital on Tuesday, but was released soon after, the AFP news agency and local media reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4India’s Ujjain tense as mosque partially demolished for Hindu pilgrimagelist 2 of 4Can India’s ‘cockroach’ movement oust Modi’s election chief?list 3 of 4Pakistan, India summon diplomats after two people killed in border incidentlist 4 of 4Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third dayend of listThe march is the latest in a series of near-daily protests beginning last week led by student groups, opposition parties and India’s “Cockroach” youth movement.The protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the polling body he oversees of manipulatin...