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‘Throwing me around like a football': Saurabh Bhardwaj detained as AAP marches against CEC
More than 100 protesters were detained as opposition parties escalated calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-roll irregularities, police said.
- On Sunday, October 4, Delhi Police detained Aam Aadmi Party workers, including Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj, as they marched toward India Gate demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Underlying tensions stem from an Indian Express investigation reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected 14 times in 10 months to electoral roll decisions, though the Election Commission maintains all final SIR orders were unanimous.
- Authorities deployed 5,000 personnel enforcing Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ; three female journalists alleged sexual harassment by officers during Friday's protest, and Delhi Police transferred their complaints to the Crime Branch for inquiry.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the police crackdown on protesters, alleging misconduct with women demonstrators. Delhi Police registered three FIRs for violating prohibitory orders, though authorities stated no specific individuals were named as accused in the documents.
- Mobilization continues as groups like the Cockroach Janta Party prepare for further rallies, including a coordinated nationwide protest on October 6. Activists insist these demonstrations remain necessary to ensure transparency in the commission's handling of voter databases.
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Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha, Kuldeep Kumar & ASAP Volunteers Detained, Stopped To March Towards India Gate
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called out the BJP-controlled Delhi Police and revealed that its personnel detained and manhandled AAP leaders and student wing Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP) volunteers at India Gate during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The protesters had marched on foot from Jantar Mantar to India Gat
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Jantar Mantar protest day 3: AAP, AISA leaders detained during stir seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged manhandling by Delhi Police. "They are picking me up and throwing me around like I am a football... There is such a large police force here, yet they are not even registering an FIR against their own ACP, nor are they arresting the ACP...," he told ANI.
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