Modi defends India as protests over alleged voter fraud intensify

Summary

Protests in India demanding the removal of the chief election commissioner over alleged voter fraud have intensified, CNBC reports, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi defends India as the “mother of democracy.” This follows earlier reports that authorities released leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party after demonstrations and detentions.

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1. CNBC

   13 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCSource ↗

   CNBC reports that protests demanding the chief election commissioner’s removal over alleged voter fraud have intensified, while Modi defends India as the “mother of democracy.”