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Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes
About 100 protesters removed barricades and police detained several as demonstrators accused the election commission of deleting eligible voters from rolls.
- On Saturday, New Delhi police detained demonstrators demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a second day of protests against voter roll changes.
- Critics allege the Election Commission's nationwide voter-verification exercise, launched last year, removed millions of eligible voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governing party.
- About 100 demonstrators removed barricades Saturday, chanting "Gyanesh Kumar, step down," while All India Students' Association President Neha Bora told Reuters, "This is not acceptable."
- Police charged several people detained Friday with violating mass gathering bans, while the Election Commission says the exercise aims to remove ineligible voters.
- These youth-led demonstrations, emerging throughout this year, place unprecedented pressure on Prime Minister Modi's 12-year tenure, even as the Election Commission directed officials Friday to register newly eligible voters.
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Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes
Indian police detained several people in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, disrupting a second day of protests backed by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party and other opposition groups against changes to voter rolls.
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Indian Police Detain Protesters in Delhi Over Voter Roll Changes
Indian police detained several people in New Delhi on Saturday as protests against changes to voter rolls entered a second day. The demonstrations, backed by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party and opposition groups, called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Around 100 protesters reportedly removed security barricades before police intervened. Protesters allege […]
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