India’s voter roll overhaul fuels citizenship fears: ‘what if they ask us to leave?’

發布時間: 2026年10月21日 新聞來源: SCMP 南華早報 查看原文
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India’s voter roll overhaul fuels citizenship fears: ‘what if they ask us to leave?’

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Laddli Khatun pulled one document after another from a yellow bag, desperately hoping one would be enough to keep her name on India’s electoral rolls. As the world’s largest democracy overhauls its voter lists, millions like Khatun are scrambling to re-establish their credentials, despite having voted before. Critics and opposition parties say the exercise risks mass disenfranchisement, and those removed fear wider citizenship repercussions.