India’s mass voter purge is hollowing out democracy
- Published On 16 Oct 2026Over the weekend, thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, faced mass detentions and a heavy police crackdown in New Delhi.
- The demonstrations, which have brought together youth activists and opposition parties, centre on the removal of more than 130 million names from India’s electoral rolls, raising profound questions about the state of Indian democracy.
- The deletions are the result of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) undertaken by the Election Commission of
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- Published On 16 Oct 2026Over the weekend, thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, faced mass detentions and a heavy police crackdown in New Delhi.
- The demonstrations, which have brought together youth activists and opposition parties, centre on the removal of more than 130 million names from India’s electoral rolls, raising profound questions about the state of Indian democracy.
- The deletions are the result of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) undertaken by the Election Commission of
Sources: Al Jazeera