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Thousands march to Indian Supreme Court to demand election chief…

The march on the Supreme Court follows a weekend when Delhi police detained thousands of protesters; the demonstrators want the court to hear their case; the chief has not stepped aside.

On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:49 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by BBC: “Thousands march to Indian Supreme Court to demand election chief resign”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:49 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Supreme Court, Indian.

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BBCThousands march to Indian Supreme Court to demand election chief resign

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn New Delhi this morning, thousands of people marched to India's Supreme Court to demand that the country's chief election official resign.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe BBC reports the march follows a chaotic weekend in the capital, when police detained thousands of protesters.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe marchers want the election chief out, and they have taken that demand to the highest court in the land.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThousands detained in one weekend. That is a lot of people to book into one place.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is, Vera. Our data does not say how many are still held, or what charges, if any, they face, so I will not guess.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat matters for ordinary Indians is simple: an election chief runs the votes, and when people lose faith in that office, they lose faith in the count itself.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat to watch next is whether the court agrees to hear the demand, and whether the detentions continue.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHas anyone just asked him nicely to step aside?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThousands of people on the court steps are the asking, Vera. In several capitals I have worked in, a request that polite is the one that lasts longest.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo a wellness leave is off the table.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOfficials never resign for wellness. They resign for arithmetic. Rex has the scoreboard, where at least the referees keep their jobs.

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