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Left Student Groups to Join October 10 Delhi Protest Against Election Commission
- •Five Left student organisations announced they will participate in a massive protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 10.
- •The protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the revocation of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •The student bodies accused the Delhi Police of using brute force and manhandling peaceful demonstrators and journalists during previous protests.
- •The joint statement was issued by leaders of SFI, AISF, AISA, PSU and AISB, calling for a broader democratic movement to uphold constitutional values.
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The protesting student organisations are demanding the resignation and prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the revocation of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and necessary reforms within the Election Commission.
Five Left student groups are joining the protest: the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), All India Students’ Federation (AISF), All India Students’ Association (AISA), Progressive Students’ Union (PSU), and the All India Students’ Bloc (AISB).
The student organisations alleged that peaceful demonstrations against the Election Commission are being met with force by Delhi Police, claiming that protesters are being manhandled, lathi-charged, dragged, assaulted, and that even journalists are not being spared.