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Saurabh Bharadwaj Alleges Delhi Police Mistreatment: 'Thrown Like a Football'; Several AAP Leaders Detained.
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News18•04-10-2026, 21:30
Saurabh Bharadwaj Alleges Delhi Police Mistreatment: 'Thrown Like a Football'; Several AAP Leaders Detained.
- •Protests intensify in Delhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign for voter lists, with AAP workers demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •On Sunday, AAP workers protested at India Gate, leading to the detention of at least 25 activists, including Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha, by Delhi Police.
- •Saurabh Bharadwaj accused Delhi Police of mistreatment, claiming he was 'picked up and thrown like a football' and that the police acted barbarically.
- •AAP leaders are demanding answers from the Election Commission regarding alleged irregularities in SIR and the removal of a large number of names from the voter list.
- •The Election Commission states that SIR decisions and procedures comply with legal provisions, while AAP has labeled Gyanesh Kumar a 'traitor'.
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AAP workers protested at India Gate to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists.
Delhi police detained at least 25 AAP workers during the demonstration, including Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj and party MLA Sanjeev Jha.
Protesters claim that a large number of voters' names were wrongfully removed during the Special Intensive Revision process, which threatens to affect genuine voters' rights.
