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Civil Rights Group Condemns Delhi Police Crackdown on Protesters
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News18•10-10-2026, 19:30
Civil Rights Group Condemns Delhi Police Crackdown on Protesters
- •Jan Hastakshep strongly condemned the detention of youths demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The organisation accused authorities of flagrantly trampling upon citizens' constitutional rights to protest and freedom of movement.
- •Police detained over 3,000 people across the New Delhi district during the demonstrations on Saturday.
- •Several prominent INDIA bloc leaders, including multiple former chief ministers, were among those detained by authorities.
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Police detained more than 3,000 people during demonstrations in the New Delhi district demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
Several INDIA bloc leaders, including former chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan, and Manik Sarkar, were among those detained by the police.
The civil rights organisation Jan Hastakshep strongly condemned the police crackdown and demanded that metro, internet, and railway services should not be disrupted during future protests.
