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Police break up Indian opposition protest seeking resignation of election chief

Indian police broke up an opposition sit-in on Tuesday and briefly detained Congress party leader ‌Rahul Gandhi and other lawmakers, after they had demanded the election chief's resignation over claims that voter lists were revised to favour the government.

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained during protest against election chiefIndian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been detained by police during a protest against the country's election chief. Opposition parties are intensifying their campaign over a contentious revision of voter lists. Gandhi and other lawmakers were stopped as they marched toward a protest site in New Delhi. The opposition demands the resignation of Chief…

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