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Man Beaten After Pro-Modi Slogan at Delhi Opposition Protest
People were protesting in New Delhi about alleged problems with voter lists.
The protest was in its third day.
Most of the crowd was raising anti-government slogans.
One man shouted a slogan supporting Narendra Modi.
A crowd surrounded him.
A video showed people slapping and hitting him and pushing him around.
The report does not say who the people were or what happened afterward.
Opposition protesters were demonstrating in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The protest concerned alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
It was the third day of the protest, according to the report.
A man raised a pro-Modi slogan amid anti-government chants.
A video showed a crowd surrounding, slapping, pushing and repeatedly hitting the man.
- Who
- A man chanting a pro-Modi slogan and a crowd at an opposition protest.
- What
- The man was surrounded, slapped, pushed and hit, according to a video described in the report.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- The third day of the opposition protest; no date is specified.
- Why
- The protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; the report says the man was attacked after voicing a pro-Modi slogan.
Anti-government protest
Pro-Modi expression
Slogans at the demonstration
Anti-government protest
Protesters raised anti-government slogans while demonstrating over alleged electoral-roll irregularities.
Pro-Modi expression
A man at the protest voiced a pro-Modi slogan.
Key facts
- Protest day
- Day 3
- Location
- New Delhi
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Issue raised
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Reported incident
- A crowd slapped, pushed and hit a man after he voiced a pro-Modi slogan, as shown in a video
Sources
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