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CPI MP Urges Modi to Reopen Jantar Mantar Protest Site
CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about protests in Delhi.
He wants Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site, to reopen.
He also asked for metro stations to reopen and for detained activists to be allowed to go free.
Kumar said people were protesting because of anger about alleged vote-chori and allegations involving the chief election commissioner.
He said peaceful protest is a right protected by the Constitution.
Kumar also criticized the large security presence, barricades and police actions.
He said these measures made life harder for ordinary people, including through traffic and metro disruptions.
He urged the government to listen to people and allow peaceful gatherings.
CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Jantar Mantar be reopened for protests.
He also called for metro stations to reopen and for activists exercising their democratic rights to be released from detention.
Kumar linked the protests to public anger over alleged vote-chori and allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
He said more than 47,000 security personnel were deployed in Central Delhi and that protesters faced barricades and police manhandling.
Kumar argued that restrictions, detentions and transport disruptions stemmed from the government’s refusal to engage in dialogue.
- Who
- CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Kumar demanded the reopening of Jantar Mantar and metro stations, and an end to detaining activists.
- Where
- New Delhi, including the designated protest site at Jantar Mantar.
- When
- Why
- Kumar said the demands would protect peaceful protest and respond to grievances over alleged vote-chori and allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Key facts
- Letter writer
- P. Sandosh Kumar, CPI MP
- Recipient
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Requested protest site
- Jantar Mantar
- Security deployment cited
- More than 47,000 personnel in Central Delhi, according to Kumar
- Additional demands
- Reopen metro stations and stop detaining activists
- Grievances cited
- Public anger over alleged vote-chori and allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Quotes
P. Sandosh Kumar
CPI National Secretariat member and Member of Parliament
“I wish to make it categorically clear that turning Delhi into a military cantonment will not deter us.”
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“every method of reaching out to your insensitive government has been met with barricades and lathis.”
thestatesman.com
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