Delhi Police on Friday detained several protesters as a march against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls moved towards the headquarters of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in central Delhi, clamping Section 163 of the BNSS prohibiting mass gatherings, sources said. The march was called by the Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR, a people’s collective.

The protesters raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, including “Gyanesh Kumar, resign”, “Halt SIR” and “Won’’t tolerate vote theft”, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise led to the deletion of numerous voters from the electoral rolls.