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Internet Suspended Near Jantar Mantar Amid CEC Protest; AAP Leaders Detained
- •Internet services were suspended in Delhi's Jantar Mantar area from 9 am to 9 pm within a 1.5-km radius due to protests against the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Student organizations and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR exercise and alleged voter deletions.
- •Police declared the gathering illegal, asking protesters to vacate the area, and subsequently detained several individuals, including Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj and party leader Sanjeev Jha.
- •Members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) also participated in the demonstration.
- •Security was tightened, and traffic advisories were issued, restricting movement on nearby roads like Parliament Street and Ashoka Road.
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Internet services were suspended in the Jantar Mantar area following intensifying protests against the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Telecom companies were ordered to cut services within a 1.5-kilometer radius of the protest site from 9 am to 9 pm.
The demonstration was joined by student organizations including the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), alongside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. Protesters raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanded his resignation over the SIR exercise and alleged voter deletions.
Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj and party leader Sanjeev Jha were removed from the protest site by the police. Several other demonstrators attempting to enter the area from Ashoka Road were also detained and taken away in buses.
