Stories
AAP Leaders Detained at Jantar Mantar During Protest Over Electoral Roll Deletions
- •AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj and MLA Sanjeev Jha were detained by Delhi Police during a protest at Jantar Mantar.
- •The protest called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged mass deletion of voters and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was also stopped from reaching the protest site at North Avenue.
- •Bharadwaj stated that permission for the protest was sought a week prior and questioned the need for permission at a designated protest site like Jantar Mantar.
- •Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at 11 stations, including Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, and internet services were suspended around Jantar Mantar.
Key Questions Answered
The Delhi Police detained AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj and MLA Sanjeev Jha during a protest at Jantar Mantar. The party had organized the demonstration to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged mass voter deletions.
The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit points at 11 stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Jantar Mantar. Additionally, internet services were suspended around the Jantar Mantar area during the demonstration.
AAP called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to grievances surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party previously alleged that millions of voters, particularly from poor and migrant communities, were wrongly or irregularly removed from voter lists without proper verification or shared details.
