# India boosts security as opposition stages major rally demanding election chief’s resignation

https://mins.news/en/item/124165

- France 24, 2026-11-01 06:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261101-india-tightens-security-as-opposition-holds-mega-rally-demanding-election-chief-s-resignation

> Indian law enforcement officers carrying batons and shields surrounded the planned rally site in New Delhi on Sunday. Major opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party are calling for the election chief to resign over voter-list revisions that critics say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.

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