Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands
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Unemployment, allegations of corruption in education and questioning the reliability of voter lists are now at the center of a political crisis that is testing the resilience of the government of the world's most populous country.
Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands
Tens of thousands of people in India have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the deletion of 130 million names from the voter rolls, a large majority of which are believed to be opposed to Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP party. The demonstrations, joined by leaders from India’s opposition parties, are being led by students and the youth-led “Cockroach” movement. Tens of thousands of security forces, including paramilitary and police, were out on the streets over the weekend cracking down
The streets in New Delhi remained blocked all weekend - The "Cockroaches" have pledged to continue the protests until the resignation of the chairman of the election commission in India The post India: Political storm over the deletion of 130 million voters from the lists - Protests continue in New Delhi appeared first on in.gr.
India is in uproar after the deletion of some 130 million people from the voter rolls. Protesters have been demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission for several days, Reuters reports. In Delhi, authorities closed six metro stations on Monday and restricted traffic due to a planned opposition march to the Supreme Court.
NEW DELHI — Leaders of India’s “cockroach” movement have vowed to press on with their protests, hours after police in New Delhi unleashed brutal force at young protesters angry over what they say is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s manipulation of the country’s electoral system, bashing them and dragging them into detention by the thousands.The rallies in the capital come after...
Reports say 7,000 people were detained on Saturday and released late that night. Reports say 7,000 people were detained on Saturday and released...
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