130M Indian Voters Purged From Electoral Rolls?
Tens of thousands protested the deletion of 130 million voter names, and authorities detained at least 7,000 people as Rahul Gandhi led a march.
- On Monday, Rahul Gandhi of the Congress Party led a march to the Supreme Court in New Delhi, one of India's largest recent protests against voter roll deletions.
- Protests erupted over the deletion of 130 million names from voter rolls, which critics claim disproportionately targets those opposed to Prime Minister Modi and the BJP.
- Security forces detained at least 7,000 people on Saturday. Shoaib Daniyal, political editor of Scroll, said the events 'represent an outpouring of anger, of frustration at what many Indians feel is the fact that their democracy has been taken away.'
- Daniyal noted that the deletions have affected Muslims disproportionately. Rahul Gandhi challenged Prime Minister Modi to prove the government has not 'cheated in the election' regarding voter rolls.
- Led by students and the 'Cockroach' movement, these protests represent the government of Prime Minister Modi's biggest challenge in 12 years of power amid accusations of vote theft.
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Tens of Thousands Protest in India Against Modi Government’s Voter Roll Purges
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… Source
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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
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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 […] The post Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands appeared first on W…
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