US lawmaker concerned over 'purging' 130 million voters from electoral rolls in India
Washington, Oct 14 (PTI): The Indian-origin US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Wednesday voiced concern over reports of the removal of 13 crore voter names from the draft electoral rolls in India. “I am deeply concerned about the actions of the Indian government to purge 130 million people from the voting rolls,” Jayapal said in a post on X, marking the first such comments by a US lawmaker on the issue.
The Democratic Congresswoman from Washington state said she supported the non-violent protests to counter "anti-democratic efforts in India.” Jayapal said the developments in India appear to…
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