Young Indians protest against voter list purge under Modi

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 05:02 · Archive

Young Indians are protesting in New Delhi against a purge of voter lists they say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

Protests erupted in New Delhi on Saturday as young Indians, led by the 'Cockroach' youth movement, rallied against a purge of voter lists that they say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Police deployed metal barricades across the city and used force against demonstrators, beating some and dragging others into buses. Protesters filmed the police violence on their phones, and the videos quickly spread on social media.

The ongoing review of voter lists has already removed more than 130 million names since last year. The Election Commission says the exercise is needed to remove duplicate and ineligible entries. Critics say the campaign is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise millions more, and have demanded the resignation of election chief Gyanesh Kumar. Modi has not publicly commented on the protests, but some of his party leaders have dismissed demonstrators as 'anarchists' and suggested, without offering evidence, that they are backed by foreign powers.

How it is being reported

• A generation of angry young Indians takes to the streets to challenge ModiProtests erupted in New Delhi on Saturday as young Indians rallied against a voter list purge they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 04:28
• A generation of angry young Indians takes to the streets to challenge ModiProtests erupted in New Delhi on Saturday as young Indians rallied against a voter list purge they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 04:28

In this story: Narendra Modi · Kashish Rawat · Gyanesh Kumar · New Delhi · India · Election Commission

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