India Rocked By Protests Once More – Over Voting Rights

Rising Up With Sonali · Oct 22, 2026

FEATURING VIVEK MONTEIRO - Barely three months since the world’s largest democracy was rocked by student-led protests under the satirical name of the Cockroach Janta (People’s) Party, India is facing mass protests once more. This time, public rage has focused on the mass purging of voter rolls. 

Protesters are calling for the firing of Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner, who is allied with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Through a process called the Special Intensive Revision, Kumar has overseen the deletion of 130…