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Indian police detains opposition lawmakers protesting against election chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) Indian police detained several opposition lawmakers in the capital of New Delhi on Tuesday for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists. The march presents a fresh political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi midway into his third term, just months after similar protests forced the resignation of his education minister over exam paper leaks. Parties opposing Modis government along with members of the popular cockroach youth movement protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Indian

6 Oct 2026 4:07 pm