Indian police detain demonstrators as protests over voter roll revision intensify

Thousands of youth protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday to demand the resignation of India's election commission chief over changes to voter rolls as ‌police detained some demonstrators for a third day.

Published on RocksNews: 5 Oct 2026, 11:54 UTC
Updated: 5 Oct 2026, 11:54 UTC
Language: English

Indian police detain demonstrators as protests over voter roll revision intensify — Indian police detain demonstrators as protests over voter roll revision intensify — Image credit: France 24 (English)

Thousands of youth protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday to demand the resignation of India's election commission chief over changes to voter rolls as ‌police detained some demonstrators for a third day.

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