Rahul Gandhi hosts opposition MPs after Delhi march against election chief

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hosted opposition MPs for tea after Monday's march in New Delhi, Deutsche Welle reports. The march drew thousands of people and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Deutsche Welle also reports that the "Cockroach" youth movement says its leaders were detained during a flash protest.

Opposition parties and movement supporters marched toward the Supreme Court. France 24 says the protest is the latest over the removal of millions of names from voter lists. NPR reports that authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the roll. Opposition parties say the revisions favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Critics also accuse the election chief of misconduct, according to France 24.

France 24 reports that anger grew after a newspaper investigation found that concerns had been raised inside the election body over the voter list revision. The report does not name the newspaper.

BBC News says the march followed a chaotic weekend in which police detained thousands of protesters. Al Jazeera reports that thousands of security personnel were deployed before the rally. It also says opposition parties and student groups held flash marches that disrupted the city. Al Jazeera says Congress framed the rally around "vote theft".