India: Police crack down on New Delhi protests

The woman being dragged by this group of police officers and pushed into a police vehicle is the president of a student association and a prominent figure of the self-proclaimed cockroach movement. Neha Bora was detained on Friday ahead of a demonstration calling for India's election chief to be removed over controversial revisions to the country's voter lists. She was released on Saturday morning after being held all night. You are spreading chaos. You are spreading anarchy in this nation. Please spare the Indian citizens. Impeach Gyanesh Kumar and halt special intensive revision so that the ordinary citizens of this country can breathe a sigh of relief, feel at ease and have their voting rights ensured. The leader of the movement, Abhijit Dipke, was formally arrested after initially being detained on Friday. The 31-year-old was taken into custody for the second time in less than a week as he was on his way to a rally in New Delhi. Indians from all generations have joined the protests. Protest is the fundamental of democracy. It is the fundamental tenet of democracy. So when you're trying to stop the protest, it means that democracy is being compromised in the country. Authorities removed 130 million names from India's electoral rolls. In the review that started last year, critics say minorities were disproportionately affected, particularly Muslims. The cockroach movement says the review is politically motivated and is meant to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The government has rejected those allegations, saying the measure is intended to remove duplicates and ineligible entries.