AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj detained at Jantar Mantar, urges youth to join protest against EC
Police said more than 700 people were detained after protesters sought to reach the site without permission and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- On Friday, thousands rallied in Mumbai and New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The SIR process removed more than 133 million names—about 14.1% of pre-SIR rolls—across 30 states, sparking disenfranchisement concerns and prompting internal objections from election commissioners over process transparency.
- Delhi Police detained nearly 1,000 demonstrators, including AAP leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, after invoking Section 163 BNSS to prohibit gatherings and suspending internet services near Jantar Mantar.
- Authorities registered three FIRs following the Friday unrest, while protests resumed Saturday as Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and activist Prashant Bhushan joined marchers demanding Kumar's continued resignation.
- Amnesty International India Chair Aakar Patel condemned the mass detentions and internet shutdowns, stating "the right to protest is not dependent on government approval." The movement vows to continue.
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Amnesty Decries 'Blatant Attack' on Right to Assembly Amid Crackdown on India Election Protests
Led by student groups and opposition parties, the protesters are demanding the resignation of India's elections chief as more than 133 million people have been deleted from voter rolls since last year.
India: Authorities trampling on human rights in crackdown on electoral roll protests
Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “The right to protest is not dependent […]
Delhi Police Detain Over 500 Including AAP Atishi And Sanjay Singh At Jantar Mantar Protest
Delhi Police detained over 500 protesters at Jantar Mantar on October 2 as a rally demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation turned tense. AAP leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjay Singh were among those detained.
Opposition groups are demanding the resignation of the election chief over the removal of 130 million voters from the rolls.
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