Hundreds of Protesters and a Youth Movement Leader Detained in India over Election Scandal
Police canceled trains and closed metro stations as nearly 300 protesters were blocked from reaching the planned rally, organizers said.
- New Delhi authorities blocked a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, detaining leaders of the Generation Z-focused Cockroach Janta Party to prevent the protest.
- Police preemptively shut down transport networks and sealed the city center with barricades to stop young Indians arriving to protest voter roll erasures.
- Officers intercepted party founder Abhijeet Dipke upon arrival and detained leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, while surrounding legal counsel Ratna Singh inside her car.
- Nearly 300 protesters remained stranded inside a Sikh temple, while Tanmay Koli and Lucky expressed frustration, saying 'Democracy is not safe' amid heavy security.
- Protesters like Nada Haseen argued their non-violent demonstration is constitutionally protected, despite legal team lead Singh being told officers had 'orders from above.
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<p>Hundreds of protesters and youth movement leaders detained in India over election scandal In New Delhi, more than 200 protesters and a leader of the “Cockroaches” movement were detained. Protesters accuse the authorities of manipulating voter lists.</p>
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GrowCola.comIndia detains student leaders in major crackdown on protests
Indian authorities detained leaders of a youth-led protest movement and their allies on Saturday and imposed sweeping restrictions in central Delhi to stop crowds from gathering for a planned demonstration against a contentious revision of voter rolls.
On Saturday, the Indian government made numerous arrests – including that of the leader of the "cafard" movement, the spearhead of the student revolt in India – to prevent the demonstration in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the President of the Electoral Commission. The UN High Commission for Human Rights called for the "immediate" release of all persons detained "arbitrarily".
Pihak berkuasa India cuba mematahkan kebangkitan anak muda di negara itu dengan mengenakan perintah sekatan pergerakan di ibu negaranya Delhi dan melakukan penahanan besar-besaran terhadap aktivis-aktivis progressive.
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