As the Delhi protest seeking chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation intensified on Sunday, with clashes between protesters and the Delhi Police , All India Students’ Association (AISA) alleged that the party’s national president Neha Bora detained by the police in what looked like a private vehicle.
The Delhi Police deployed around 5,000 personnel, including those from the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and other paramilitary forces, in Delhi in view of two protest marches from India Gate to Jantar Mantar . police denied the AISA’s allegation While Bora was later released at the Narela Industrial Area police station. Track live updates on Delhi protest However, the police denied the claim saying that she was taken in a government vehicle with two female cops present. The Police also detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, including Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bhardwaj, as they marched towards India Gate to protest against the CEC and demand his resignation over alleged discrepancies in the electoral roll revisions. “They are picking me up and throwing me around like I am a football…They are standing there peacefully, yet these people are behaving so rudely towards them. What do these people think of the common man? If this is how they treat politicians and journalists, just imagine how they must treat the general public. This government must go, and I urge everyone to come to India Gate and make their voices heard. That thief!
“Neha Bora was detained in a government vehicle with two female staff at the back and was released also,” DCP Sachin Sharma told HT. That thief!” he told reporters. Protesters clashes with the cops on Sunday as they attempted to return to Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
