New DelhiIndia’s chief justice told Rahul Gandhi to file a petition.
The opposition wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar removed and the voter-roll revision halted.
Sources said he cited pending cases, ruled out administrative orders and offered to hear a petition Tuesday alongside existing revision cases.
The Election Commission and Modi’s party deny manipulation, saying deletions stem from deaths, migration and untraceable voters.
Opposition parties march to the Supreme Court on Monday, gathering at Connaught Place at 1:30pm.
How each outlet framed it
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- Hindustan Times
- frames the CJI's refusal around the sub judice bar and the court's judicial-only role, with the protest's demands listed in detail
- India Today
- relays the CJI's advice to file a judicial-side petition for hearing Tuesday, and that the Supreme Court is open 24x7 for rights violations
- India TV News
- presents the CJI's refusal as a procedural route: opposition can still move the Supreme Court and have petitions heard alongside pending cases
Sources: Hindustan Times, India Today, India TV News