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AISA President Neha Bora Detained, Released Amidst Jantar Mantar Protest Clashes
- •AISA national president Neha Bora was reportedly picked up by police during a protest march towards Jantar Mantar and later released at Narela Industrial Area police station.
- •AISA members claimed Bora was released without her phone and bag, and that she was taken in a private vehicle without an official number plate and no woman police officer present, which they called a violation of procedure.
- •A senior police officer denied the allegations, stating they were baseless and claimed some protesters attacked and bit police personnel on duty.
- •The protest, part of a larger agitation against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning and mass deletion of voters, saw AISA activists attempting to return to Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day.
- •Clashes occurred between protesters and security personnel as police tried to prevent them from crossing barricades, with visuals showing Bora attempting to climb over a barricade.
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AISA activists and student leaders marched toward Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while protesting against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning, the conduct of the SIR exercise, and mass voter deletions.
The protests followed an investigation reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders regarding the SIR that were issued without their knowledge. The Election Commission maintained that differing views are normal and that its orders carry full legal sanction.
AISA members claimed that national president Neha Bora was picked up by the Delhi Police in an unnumbered private vehicle without a woman police officer present, and later released at the Narela Industrial Area police station without her phone and bag. Police countered that some protesters attacked and bit officers on duty.
