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Young Women March for Safety Amid Delhi Protest
Young women joined a march in Delhi because they want to feel safer.
The march also called for the chief election commissioner to resign over alleged election problems.
Three women journalists said police officers sexually harassed them while they were reporting on the protest.
Protesters want the police to register a formal complaint about those allegations.
Police said the Crime Branch would investigate.
Some students said they face restrictions on where they can go and what they can wear.
One young protester said she had been detained the day before.
The marchers also spoke about recent concerns over violence against women in Delhi.
Women joined a Sunday march from Andhra Bhavan Canteen towards Jantar Mantar, raising concerns about women’s safety as well as the Election Commission.
The protest has been underway since October 2 and demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Three women journalists alleged that Delhi Police officers sexually harassed them while they covered the protest near Jantar Mantar.
Protesters and independent journalists called for an FIR into the allegations; police said the Crime Branch would investigate.
Young women at the march described feeling unsafe and facing restrictions, while one protester said she had been detained the previous day.
- Who
- Young women, students, independent journalists and other protesters; three women journalists made the harassment allegations.
- What
- A march raised concerns about women’s safety and alleged election irregularities, while protesters sought an FIR into journalists’ allegations against police officers.
- Where
- The march went from Andhra Bhavan Canteen towards Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- Sunday; the wider protest has been underway since October 2.
- Why
- Participants sought greater safety for women, justice over the journalists’ allegations, and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Key facts
- March route
- Andhra Bhavan Canteen towards Jantar Mantar
- Wider protest began
- October 2
- Election-related demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Journalists’ allegation
- Three women journalists accused Delhi Police officers of sexual harassment while they covered the protest
- Investigation
- Police said the Crime Branch had been tasked with investigating the matter
- Protesters’ request
- Registration of an FIR into the journalists’ allegations
Quotes
Saniya Ali
An 18-year-old protester from Bihar who said she had concealed her plans from her parents.
“Today I’m here because I think I need to. I stayed here because I have many questions to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I want to ask him, what all is not happening here. Votes are being stolen, women are being raped, what is our country doing? Yesterday I was detained, we’re here to ask for justice. They are scared that we’re again seeking resignation. I lied because my parents will be scared if I go out and something happens, but I do not blame them completely.”
indianexpress.com
“Even in 2026, we have to fight for our basic rights. Crime happens against women but eventually they are the only one that suffers…”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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