What to Know About the Protests in India

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey target sweeping revisions to India's voter rolls, the official lists of who is allowed to vote.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times says police met earlier demonstrations with an extraordinary show of force.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the rolls are being rewritten, and people are worried their names get dropped. That's why they're out there.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRewritten how, exactly?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThink of it like a group chat admin removing members without telling anyone. Except the chat is an election.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is a surprisingly clear explanation.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat to watch: the size of Sunday's crowds, how police respond this time, and whether officials explain the changes.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDetails on the revisions remain limited in this report.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMore demonstrations are expected today, so people in Delhi will be watching their phones and the streets all day.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI checked my own name on a list once. It was misspelled. I've been Hank Ledgar at the pharmacy for eleven years.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHank Ledgar. Voter rolls would never survive you.