Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third day
Protesters say the election commission’s voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters to benefit PM Modi.
![Protesters carry India's national flag during a demonstration calling for the resignation the country's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, in Mumbai on October 4, 2026 [Punit Paranjpe/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D276372__v1__HighRes__IndiaPoliticsElectionProtest-1791123793.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Protesters say the election commission’s voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters to benefit PM Modi.
![Protesters carry India's national flag during a demonstration calling for the resignation the country's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, in Mumbai on October 4, 2026 [Punit Paranjpe/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D276372__v1__HighRes__IndiaPoliticsElectionProtest-1791123793.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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