Security officials and protesters clashed for at least three hours in central Delhi on Sunday, the third consecutive day of protests against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kuma r over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. Over 120 people were briefly detained as police reiterated that no permissions had been given for the demonstrations.
police said they used minimum force While protesters alleged that they had been manhandled.
A Citizens’ March, led by All India Students’ Association (AISA) , began at 4pm, followed by an Indian Youth Congress, led by national president Uday Bhanu Chib, marching along the same route at 5pm.
Police detain AISA leader, AAP leaders
She was released within the hour. Bora was released at the Narela Industrial Area police station, according to police and AISA. She was later released from the Narela Industrial Area police station.
Police detained dozens of people, including AISA national president Neha Bora . At various points, police were seen carrying out lathi-charge against demonstrators as they attempted to free each other. “They slapped him and took him. The group alleged that the personnel who picked her up were not wearing name tags.
Police also deployed around 20 buses that were used to detain other protesters, including Latika Dikshit, daughter of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit, as per former MP Sandeep Dikshit, her brother. In all, the police said, 120 people were detained, adding that they were all released later. Leaders from the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) also participated in the ‘Virat Garjana Morcha’ from Metro Cinema to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, which drew nearly 6,000 participants. Earlier reporting noted: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) alleged that its national president, Neha Bora, was picked up by police personnel in a private car from Ashoka Road around 5 p.m. and that her whereabouts were not immediately known. Bora said, “They think we are dogs, cockroaches or insects that they can pick us up, throw us into vehicles, take us 50 kilometres away, beat us, and push us around.
Bora was picked up in a car, which deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) Sachin Sharma said was a “government vehicle with two female staff in the back”. This led to scuffles and the window of at least one police van was smashed by protesters, according to police, as they jumped out of buses. Another protester said her male friend was “targeted” by RAF personnel when he was recording a policeman’s video. I don’t know where he is,” she told HT. A group of men nearby alleged Delhi Police also “almost” ran over their friend. Senior police officers said they did not “attack” students or protesters but used “minimal force” to detain students who were later released.
Earlier reporting noted: In Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray led a march seeking the CEC’s removal and the scrapping of the ongoing SIR drive. Earlier reporting noted: Upon her release, Ms. But today, we showed that we are citizens of this country.”
