Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll

Millions of people in West Bengal, India, have been removed from the electoral roll ahead of a critical state election, with experts highlighting disproportionate impacts on Muslims and other minorities. Critics describe the action as a 'bloodless political genocide,' with 9.1 million names deleted, including 2.7 million who challenged their removal but were still stripped of their vote.