New Delhi Protests Target Voter List Review — SkimNews
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- Crowds thronged New Delhi waving Indian flags amid escalating protests over a review of voter lists that critics allege is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise voters.
- The Election Commission and Modi's administration deny the allegations of political motivation behind the voter list review.
Why it matters: The dispute cuts to the credibility of India's Election Commission — with the body and Modi's administration rejecting critics' claims, institutional trust in the country's electoral machinery is the immediate casualty as the world's largest democracy faces renewed street-level challenge.
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