India election: opposition accuses government of ‘crackdown’ as voting begins

To the biggest elections in the world now, in India, where opposition parties say the government is using arrests and detentions to stop them campaigning - calling it a "nail in the coffin of free and fair elections".

This week police issued a summons to a Congress Party chief minister over allegations his staff doctored a video of the interior minister.

Meanwhile, there are reports a prominent opposition figure - Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - might be released on bail, weeks after he was imprisoned over - as yet unproven - corruption allegations. Ria Chatterjee has more from India's capital, New Delhi.
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[Ijustfindout]

Democracy is in danger is the biggest joke I've ever heard 😂 i have voted again for modi with my whole family

[codswallop]

Rishi Sunak assures his countrymen he's looking into it, in between making a mess of the UK.

[mauriciolizarbe]

Long live the opposition and glory to free india

[gil]

As usual Ria, please respect Indian Democracy and please interview others and not just the discontented population . wish a journalist from Indian newspaper would interview people like National front in uK and present as “eroding democracy in UK”

[JasonEwing-xq]

Getting lots of help from Russia I would say.This is straight out of Over lord putin’s book of how to win an election. WAKE UP INDIA 🇮🇳 AND SMELL THE PROPAGANDA!

[xasansuudi]

Modi is dictator autocracy strong 💪 men

[blackflag_N]

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[fazlulhoquechoudhury]

EVM ( Electronic Voting Machine ) Should be Ban in all Countries..

[SSumit]

THE GREAT PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA MODI JI🚩🇮🇳💪🙏🚩🇮🇳💪🙏

[SaccoMabowles]

It means nothing because the guy in power is too pathetic to use his power for anything good.

[harry-vtep]

Modi for how much control he has over system seems to be leveraging it as if it's all about to go, not likely given the shambles of a opposition but the authoritarianism has increased exponentially. No wonder so many of the brightest look to go abroad

[Cherishthemoment]

शिबा हर रोज़ इस्तेमाल होने वाला क्रिप्टो सिक्का बन जाएगा। मेरी भविष्यवाणी है कि ग्रह पर हर कोई अपनी किराने का सामान खरीदेगा, अपने बिजली के बिल का भुगतान करेगा, आदि शिबा के साथ।

[mohammadzainshaikh]

I recommend the news channel 4 to ask opposition parties because they can explain to you the issue very best and also I would like you to see dhruv Rathee an Indian Youtuber who lives in Germany and is free from the governmental pressure and speaks the truth backed by facts.
As the Indian media is sold out International Media could only show the more clear picture of what is happening in India.
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-Jai Hind

[EbenezerEghan-lc]

Modi is the next big thing to happen to India after Gandhi.

[يااللهيارب-فق]

انَا اختكمَ مَن اليمَن وّالَلَه ماتكلمتَ الَا من جوّع وًّمَنَ ضَيَقَ الَحَالَ انَا وًّامَيَ وًّاخَوًّتَيَ تَشَرَدَنَا مَنَ بَيَوًّتَنَا بَسَبَبَ الَحَرَبَ نَحَنَ فَيَ حَالَهَ لَايَعَلَمَ بَهَا الَا الَلَهَ حَسَبَنَا الَلَهَ وًّنَعَمَ الَوكيَلَ فَيَ مَنَ اوًّصَلَنَا الَى هَاذا الَحَالَ 💔💔وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 4 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين من الحرب انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 20 الف يمني والان علينا 60 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه اخوتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب 500 ريال يمني مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967717354582 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله

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[RaviShankar-zwjj]

This Channel Don't know the facts, the day election code came in to effect, PM lost most of his powers, now country run by election commission of india

[Abraham-ukxy]

Sadly the best of British journalism Channel 4 slanted against BJP. Why not focus what Modi has done last 10years?

[hemanshuambani]

U don’t have to care for our democracy …first save your own country uk from going bankrupt and becoming a sharia country 🤣🤣