Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third day
Protesters say the election commission’s voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters to benefit PM Modi.
![Protesters carry India's national flag during a demonstration calling for the resignation the country's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, in Mumbai on October 4, 2026 [Punit Paranjpe/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D276372__v1__HighRes__IndiaPoliticsElectionProtest-1791123793.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Demonstrators gather in Mumbai and New Delhi to demand the resignation of Election Commission chief.
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Indian police detain politicians at protests over election chief
Police in New Delhi have detained opposition politicians and demonstrators during protests.
Published On 2 Oct 2026
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Indian artist takes ‘deleted voter’ song to Cockroach protest
An Indian artist tells Global News Insight the Modi government changed his voting status. Now he’ll join ‘Cockroach’ protests.
Published On 2 Oct 2026
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Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds he suffered in a Flydubai flight altercation.
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Activists protest Indian police raid over kite-flying event for Palestine
Pro-Palestinian activists protested in Mumbai after police raided the home of a volunteer who took part in Gaza event.
Published On 1 Oct 2026
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Video shows the moment the minaret of India’s 600-year-old Ujjain mosque collapsed during demolition work.
Published On 1 Oct 2026
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How will investigation into Flydubai flight attack unfold?
Investigators are examining what happened inside the cockpit of Flydubai flight FZ1073 to Israel.
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