Voter purge fuels anger in the world's largest democracy | DW News

Thousands were detained as authorities moved to stop a major protest in Delhi. Demonstrators say millions of voters are being wrongly removed from electoral rolls, while officials insist they're simply cleaning up the lists. The confrontation is fueling a bigger debate about voting rights and trust in India's democracy.

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Chapters:
00:00 Leaders of India's cockroach movement arrested ahead of Delhi protest
00:24 Security crackdown and mass detentions before planned demonstrations
01:18 Protesters describe being detained by police during the crackdown
01:57 Interview: Nidhi Razdan, Indian journalist, on the scale of the crackdown in Delhi
04:14 Voter roll controversy and anger over deleted voter registrations
06:07 Origins of the cockroach movement: unemployment and exam paper leak
07:13 Political impact for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and future elections
08:23 Concerns about democracy, election integrity and India's international image

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