India’s opposition protests against electoral roll revision | Elections News

Police briefly detain some lawmakers at the demonstration, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.

India’s opposition parties have held a protest demanding the rollback of a revision of the voter list in the eastern state of Bihar, where elections are scheduled for its legislature in November.

Hundreds of lawmakers and supporters began Monday’s protest from parliament and were confronted by police who stopped them from marching towards the Election Commission office in the capital, New…