New DelhiPolice closed 11 metro stations ahead of a protest.
Student groups demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal over alleged irregularities in India’s voter rolls.
Police denied permission, invoked Section 163 banning protests, and internet appeared to slow in parts of New Delhi.
A newspaper report says two election commissioners objected to the revision at least 14 times in 10 months.
Organisers say about 1,500 will march regardless, and police say further measures depend on the crowd.
How each outlet framed it
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- NDTV
- itemizes 11 shuttered metro stations and interchange exceptions, provides operational guidance amid security response
- Zee News leans critical
- names protesting groups (SFI, DYFI) defying police denial, recalls prior September 25 detentions (Bhattacharya, Yadav, Bharadwaj)
- english