India’s opposition parties intensified protests over alleged voter list deletions, with Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc MPs visiting Rajghat in New Delhi on October 8. Opposition leaders accused authorities of undermining voting rights and preventing peaceful demonstrations. The MPs offered tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, with fewer confrontations reported than during previous protests.
Demonstrations also took place in several states, including Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, a rally in Bengaluru featuring public figures Dhruv Rathee and Prakash Raj highlighted concerns over names allegedly removed from electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
Ahead of a proposed October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police reportedly prepared a major security deployment, including additional female security personnel and barricades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately defended the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer system, saying it had prevented public funds from reaching the wrong hands. The dispute over voter rolls and electoral rights remains a major political flashpoint.
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