’How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’ Why Indian voters are on the streets

October 14, 2026 · 2:09 am 1 sources

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• ’How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’ Why Indian voters are on the streets
  The Guardian · October 14, 2026 02:09
  Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government Born into a small village in West Bengal, Shahida Fakir had always taken her vote for granted. That was, until it was suddenly taken away. She presented officials with her Indian…