India's main opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party are staging protests in New Delhi to demand the resignation of the country's election chief. The demonstrations center on a controversial revision of voter lists and electoral rolls that critics claim benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, the opposition expects hundreds of thousands of people to participate in the mega march. This latest display of public dissent is viewed as a major challenge to Prime Minister Modi and his government.
In response to the planned rally, hundreds of security personnel and law enforcement officials have been deployed around the site. Officers armed with batons and shields, accompanied by riot control vehicles, have surrounded the area. Authorities have also warned of traffic diversions ahead of the march and rally.