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Politics

India’s opposition protests against electoral roll revision

Indian opposition lawmakers shout slogans in New Delhi as they try to cross a police barricade during a protest against what they say is electoral malpractice [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

India’s opposition parties have held a protest demanding the rollback of a revision of the voter list in the eastern state of Bihar, where elections are scheduled for its legislature in November.

Hundreds of lawmakers and supporters began Monday’s protest from parliament and were confronted by police who stopped them from marching towards the Election Commission office in the capital, New Delhi. Police briefly detained dozens of lawmakers, including the leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi.

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