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India Detains Opposition Protesters and Tightens Delhi Security Over Voter Roll Revision

Indian authorities detained opposition leaders and protesters and imposed heavy security in New Delhi as demonstrations against the Election Commission's removal of about 130 million names from voter rolls intensified ahead of a planned weekend march by the Cockroach Janta Party.

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Oct 9, 6:46 AM nytimes.com India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests
Oct 9, 5:23 AM dw.com India's 'cockroaches' vs Election Commission: What you need to know ahead of CJP's October 10 protests
Oct 9, 2:24 AM nytimes.com New Delhi’s Crackdown on Protesters
Oct 8, 6:55 PM theguardian.com India’s ‘Cockroach’ party accuses government of mass detention of members ahead of weekend protest
Oct 8, 6:54 PM bloomberg.com New Delhi Deploys Heavy Security Ahead of Voter-Roll Protest
Oct 8, 11:35 AM nytimes.com Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify