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India's opposition rallies in Delhi for the election chief's resignation
Ramlila Maidan
Delhi
The Congress party, the main opposition, called the rally for Sunday at noon. Tens of thousands are expected, and leaders claim a million could attend.
Removed from draft voter rolls
130 million names
A voter-list revision has removed 130 million names from the draft rolls across India.
Election Commission
Purges dead, moved voters
Opposition
Removes eligible voters
The Election Commission says the revision removes people who have died or moved away. Opposition parties say it could benefit the BJP by removing eligible voters, and both the BJP and the commission deny that.
"We are defending the idea of India. We are defending the vote, which is the expression of all Indians," Rahul Gandhi said ahead of the rally.
— Rahul Gandhi
