Back in July, the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister swiftly ended India’s first major round of student protests linked to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) just as they were gaining momentum. This time, he has no easy way out. Modi’s rivals are now demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he has failed to address criticism that a once-in-20-year update of India’s electoral rolls is unjustly purging millions of voters at the expense of the opposition.
While the evidence is unclear, the furor was stoked by an Indian Express report last month that found Kumar ignored objections to the process raised by his two fellow commissioners.
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