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Indian MPs Detained Protesting Election Chief Appointment

October 6, 2026

Summary

Opposition leaders in India were briefly arrested during protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

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