Indian court jails youth protest leaders as voter-roll unrest spreads
Police have detained large numbers of youth protesters, who are demanding the election chief's resignation over the removal of about 130 million names from voter rolls. Critics say the changes favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
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What happened
Youth-led protests in India's capital have grown over a voter-list revision that critics say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. A court has ordered two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party held in jail for five days after they entered a barricaded protest site.
Why it matters
The dispute centers on the removal of more than 130 million names from voter rolls, which raises questions about India's electoral independence.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 7:12 PM ET: India's Supreme Court was due to hear a petition over alleged violations in a nationwide voter-roll revision, as protests entered a third day in New Delhi.
- Oct 13: Police detained leaders of the youth movement after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory.
- Oct 13, 10:40 PM ET: Authorities moved to shut down Jantar Mantar, a central New Delhi site where protesters had gathered for more than three decades.
- Oct 14, 2:01 AM ET: A court remanded two Cockroach Janta Party leaders to five-day judicial custody for trespassing, and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi publicly backed them.
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