Police detained protesters during a march to the ECI headquarters against the SIR process. Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said, “Let the Modi government sign a peace bond that it will stop the attack on the right to vote.” Many activists from Delhi and nearby states joined the protest march.
Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat slammed the Modi govt. during the protest march against the SIR process, saying, “Let the Modi government sign a peace bond that it will stop the attack on the right to vote, stop the attack on the Constitution, stop SIR, and ensure the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar.”
When police stopped the protesters, they sat down and held a ‘People’s Parliament’, as announced by the organisers.
“This is not about reclaiming Jantar Mantar; this is about saving democracy and the country,” a protester said.
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The march to ECI, called by the Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR — a people’s collective — started near Gole Dak Khana, at the intersection of Kalibari Marg and Bhai Vir Singh Marg.
Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) have extended their support to the protest, with activists from Delhi, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh participating as well.
Security was tightened near Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, with Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel deployed in large numbers ahead of the march.
The organisers have appealed to farmers, workers, youth, women and people from different sections of society to join the march carrying the national flag.
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The Union Home Ministry has extended for the second time the deployment of 273 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies in the national capital till October 31 in view of the possibility of “flash protests” by political and other groups, official sources said on Friday.
The companies were brought to Delhi for the protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) earlier this month.