India’s West Bengal poll update sparks uproar after millions struck off lists

Millions of people in West Bengal have been removed from the electoral register ahead of state assembly elections, with Muslims and other religious minorities reportedly disproportionately affected. The BJP-led federal government says the revision was necessary to remove duplicates and deceased voters, but rights groups say the process was rushed and strips more than nine million people of their right to vote.
Many fear the exercise could affect their claim to citizenship and access to government services, including bank accounts and subsidised rations.
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports.
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Many fear the exercise could affect their claim to citizenship and access to government services, including bank accounts and subsidised rations.
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports.
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