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New Delhi: More than 700 protesters, including AAP leaders and members of student organisations, were detained in Delhi on Friday while attempting to join a Jantar Mantar demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n
Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh were among those detained or stopped from reaching the site. Sanjay Singh later staged a sit-in after being stopped from proceeding to Parliament, saying he wanted to raise the \u201cvote theft\u201d issue.<\/p>\n
The protest was organised by AAP and other groups over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the Election Commission\u2019s functioning.<\/p>\n
RJD MP Manoj Jha was detained during a protest at Delhi\u2019s Jantar Mantar on Friday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission\u2019s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.<\/p>\n
Opposition parties and student groups gathered to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.<\/p>\n
Protesters accused the Election Commission of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the mass deletion of voters.<\/p>\n
Authorities shut down entry and exit gates at Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk and Mandi House, to control crowds.<\/p>\n
Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was enforced across the New Delhi district to ban gatherings.<\/p>\n
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that police mishandled volunteers and female protesters during the crackdown.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke is also scheduled to hold a protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai against Gyanesh Kumar. The CJP has been demanding Kumar\u2019s resignation, accusing him of acting against democratic principles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: More than 700 protesters, including AAP leaders and members of student organisations, were detained in Delhi on Friday while attempting to join a Jantar Mantar demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s resignation. Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh were among those detained …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":212262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n