India's Electoral Purge: The Quiet Battle for Who Gets to Vote

WHAT HAPPENED

In a significant escalation of political tensions, several prominent opposition legislators in India, including Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, were briefly detained in New Delhi. Their arrests occurred during a protest march demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The opposition alliance accuses the Election Commission of manipulating voter registrations to unfairly benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This incident is the latest in a series of near-daily protests led by student groups, opposition parties, and the

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