The deletion of the names of more than 130 million voters from India’s electoral records has sparked a widespread wave of protests in the country, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of the chief of the Election Commission.
Widespread protests have begun in various cities across India, and protesters accuse the government of "Narendra Modi" and the Election Commission of tampering with voter records. However, the country’s authorities reject these accusations and state that this step was only intended to "remove duplicate names" and reorganize the records.
As the protests have expanded, security forces have adopted strict measures, cutting mobile internet service in several areas, deploying thousands of police officers in sensitive locations, besieging the capital’s main squares, and at the same time restricting train traffic in order to prevent the protests from spreading.
This confrontation and political dispute comes at a time when considerable concern has arisen over the fairness of the democratic process in India. So far, neither side is willing to retreat from its position, because the government insists that this deletion is lawful, while protesters believe it is a deliberate attempt to deprive millions of citizens of their right to vote and influence the election results.
