Led by Congress party, India’s opposition alliance channels anger over removal of 130 million names from voter roll

Thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in Delhi as protests against the Narendra Modi government continue to gather momentum.

Led by the Congress party, India’s opposition alliance has brought together supporters from across the country, amid growing anger over a large-scale revision of the country’s voter roll that has seen 130 million names erased.

Opposition leader taken away after accusing Narendra Modi of ‘destroying the future of India’s youth’ in solidarity with cockroach movement

Indian police briefly detained the opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, during protests on Tuesday calling for the resignation of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, in solidarity with the new youth-led “cockroach” movement.

Gandhi, the leader of India’s Congress party, was forcefully removed by police as he staged a sit-in outside Modi’s house on Tuesday afternoon, accusing the prime minister of “destroying the future of India’s youth”.