Over 50 members of Makkal Adhikaram arrested for rail roko
Over 50 members of the Makkal Adhikaram group were arrested after staging a protest at Egmore railway station. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that electoral roll revisions have disenfranchised millions of voters.
Why it matters
The protest highlights growing civil unrest and political polarization regarding the integrity of the electoral process in India.
The police arrested over 50 members of Makkal Adhikaram after they blocked a train at the Egmore railway station on Tuesday.
The protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They assembled on Platform 5 and staged a blockade in front of the Bikaner-Madurai Superfast Express. The police personnel removed them from the tracks and took them to a community hall. The protest delayed the train’s departure by 10 minutes.
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