India election crisis deepens: Communist Party leaders detained as protests spread
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More than 130 million voters have been removed from India's election rolls, sparking protests that have grown into a full political crisis.
After the "Cockroaches" movement took to the streets, police also detained the central leadership of the Communist Party.
As the opposition marched toward the Supreme Court, authorities closed Delhi's historic protest ground to block further demonstrations.