Police stop anti-SIR march in Delhi; protesters demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) Police on Friday stopped a protest march against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in central Delhi as demonstrators sought to proceed towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, alleging that the exercise could lead to the exclusion of eligible voters. Organised by the Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR, the demonstration began near Gole Dak Khana, at the junction of Kalibari Marg and Bhai Vir Singh Marg. The protesters were mobilising under the banner of a wider campaign seeking the withdrawal of the voter-roll revision exercise, the removal of Chief…