On October 7, India removed more than 130 million names from its roughly one-billion-voter roll, eliminating names first and letting people appeal afterward. The government says algorithms flagged duplicates and discrepancies, while critics call the process sloppy and say it disproportionately targeted Muslims. On October 11, thousands were arrested in Delhi as police restricted internet at protests demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign. Three Cockroach Janta Party leaders were arrested on arrival in Delhi and later released, and Rahul Gandhi led thousands of opposition supporters toward the Supreme Court to demand the election chief resign.