Indian authorities prevented a mass protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from assembling in Delhi, detaining thousands of demonstrators and opposition politicians as a dispute over voter rolls widened into a broader political confrontation.

More than 1,500 people were detained across Delhi as police prevented a CJP protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from assembling at Jantar Mantar. CJP leaders, opposition politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those picked up, while two police officers were injured in stone-pelting near Akashwani Bhawan.

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