India opposition rallies against voter roll purge; 130M removed, election chief targeted

Indian opposition groups, alleging 'vote theft,' have staged mass detentions of hundreds of protesters demanding the election chief's resignation over the removal of 130 million voters from electoral rolls. The government denies any influence, but the scale of the purge and the targeting of the election commission signal a deepening political crisis ahead of elections. The claim of systematic disenfranchisement remains unverified, though the scale of removals is confirmed by official data.