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Central Delhi locked down, internet cut as youth protest demands election chief quit

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile...

Central Delhi locked down, internet cut as youth protest demands election chief quit
Source: SCMP - World

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit. The protest, called ‌by the “cockroach” youth movement, hopes to draw thousands of demonstrators who want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over a...

SOURCE: SCMP - World
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