Article 7902P Delhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march

Delhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march

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India's opposition parties and supporters of the cockroach' youth movement have been demonstrating against a controversial revision of election voter lists

Authorities in India's capital closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions on Monday, as opposition parties planned to march to the supreme court in protest against a controversial revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest in Delhi.

Opposition parties and supporters of the cockroach" youth movement have taken to the streets almost daily this month to demand the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the revision that critics say benefits prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).

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