Elections: Court acquits leader of youth protest movement in India
The demonstrators accuse the Election Commission of favouring Modi's party by deleting 130 million voters. The authority rejects the allegations.
Abhijeet Dipke, leader of India's "Cockroach" protest movement, has been released from custody after a court ordered his release. He was arrested on Friday as he led another demonstration in New Delhi, calling for the resignation of the head of the Election Commission of India, Gyanesh Kumar. Neha Bora, a prominent student activist, was also released on Saturday after being arrested with dozens of supporters on Friday.
The protests, which have taken place almost daily this month, are against the revision of voter lists, which has seen over 130 million voters removed, with the opposition accusing Kumar of favouring the ruling BJP party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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