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India's 'cockroach' movement says will launch protest if poll panel chief doesn't quit in 48 hours

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Two election commissioners had raised questions at least ⁠14 times in 10 months, mostly in connection with the process of updating voters' lists

UMBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - India's 'Cockroach' youth movement leaders said on Thursday that they would launch protests across the country if India's chief election officer does not resign in 48 hours, a day after ⁠a newspaper report pointed to differences among top officers leading the poll panel.

Two election commissioners had raised questions or expressed concern at least ⁠14 times in 10 months, mostly in connection with the process of updating voters' lists that ⁠began last year, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The Election Commission ⁠of India said that differences were normal in any ⁠institution and that all its actions were legal.  

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