# US Congresswoman Jayapal slams India’s removal of 133 million people from voter rolls, backs protests

https://mins.news/en/item/100363

- TRT World, 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/7a7fe6fe24b4

> US Congresswoman Jayapal condemned India’s removal of 133 million people from voter rolls and voiced support for protests. A student protester held a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while calling for the resignation of the country’s top election official.

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