Indian opposition leaders march to top court to demand election chief resign

In a press conference on Monday, he shared a letter that he and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had written to the Chief Justice, laying out their concerns with Kumar's alleged conduct and with the contentious electoral roll revision.He said that Kant had asked them to file a petition, which they would do at the end of their march.Authorities in Delhi have announced heavy restrictions on traffic and on entry and exit at some key metro stations. There is also heavy security deployment in central Delhi and along the route of the march.Several thousand people were on Barakhamba road, where the march began, as a bus carrying Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders arrived just before 15:30 local time. Supporters waved flags and chanted his name as the Congress MP and others waved through the windows. Seated a few rows behind Rahul was Neha Bora, a leftist student leader who has gained prominence for participating in the protests.Over the past week, top opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, have been briefly detained several times while leading protests in central Delhi.On Sunday, the CJP - which is not a registered political party - said it would continue protesting until Kumar stepped down.The CJP, which successfully led a protest over the summer that culminated in India's federal education minister's resignation, had called for a march on Saturday to Jantar Mantar - the best-known protest site in Delhi where the last set of sit-in demonstrations had also happened.But authorities in Delhi imposed overarching restrictions that made it almost impossible for protesters to travel and reach Jantar Mantar - trains were cancelled, dozens of metro stations were shut down and tens of thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were on the roads to detain protesters.