The protests were triggered by allegations of manipulating voter lists during a nationwide roll revision that critics say could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Indian opposition politicians and journalists alleged that police had been heavy-handed in cracking down in protests that swept New Delhi over the weekend in response to a nationwide voter roll revision that critics say disproportionately affects Muslim and other minority voters. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a fresh march to the nation's Supreme Court Monday.
An Indian court has ordered the release of three detained Cockroach Janta Party leaders, but Delhi police are maintaining central Delhi access restrictions as the movement and opposition figures call for further protests over alleged voter-roll irregularities; opposition politicians and journalists have also alleged police abuses during the crackdown.
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Opposition politicians and journalists alleged police abuses during the crackdown, and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a fresh march to the Supreme Court on Monday, expanding the protest calls beyond the Cockroach Janta Party.
Indian opposition politicians and journalists alleged that police had been heavy-handed in cracking down in protests that swept New Delhi over the weekend in response to a nationwide voter roll revision that critics say disproportionately affects Muslim and other minority voters. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a fresh march to the nation's Supreme Court Monday.
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