Leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement have threatened nationwide protests if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign within 48 hours.
The warning came a day after The Indian Express reported disagreements among senior Election Commission officials over the voter list revision process.
According to the newspaper, two election commissioners raised questions or expressed concerns at least 14 times over 10 months, most of them relating to the updating of voter lists that began last year.
The Election Commission of India said differences were normal within any institution and maintained that its decisions and actions had been lawful.
The youth movement has said it will begin protests across the country if Kumar does not step down within the stated deadline.
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