# India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi briefly detained as election protests grow

https://mins.news/en/video/87759

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-06 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UScTHEaXLzE

> Police briefly detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi during a protest calling for the chief election commissioner to resign. An opposition alliance is marching to the Election Commission headquarters, accusing it of removing millions of eligible voters through a roll revision to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing BJP.

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