More Than 130 Million Voters Removed From India's Lists, and the Protests That Followed
PBS NewsHour reports that protests were triggered after authorities removed more than 130 million voters from the list since last year; critics say the move is politically motivated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission deny the manipulation allegations. What is disputed is motive rather than the fact of the removals — a list that loses names at that rate, for whatever reason, is a live political question.