# India detains scores at protest demanding election chief quit

https://mins.news/en/video/94627

- Reuters, 2026-10-10 14:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMKTpxzHvM

> Police detained scores of protesters in Delhi as thousands of security personnel locked down the city to block a “Cockroach” youth rally. The demonstrators demanded the country’s election chief resign over voter-list revisions they said favored the BJP.

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