Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Man Thrashed After Pro-Modi Slogan at Delhi Opposition Protest
Opposition parties were protesting about changes to voter lists.
The protest was in its third day.
A man at the gathering shouted a slogan supporting Narendra Modi.
A video described in the reports showed a crowd pushing, slapping and hitting him.
One report said some people in the crowd tried to separate him.
The exact location was not confirmed, though the reports placed the protest in New Delhi and one suggested Central Delhi.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari blamed Congress workers for the attack.
Congress says the voter-list process was manipulated, while the BJP says it is a routine exercise.
The reports do not say what happened to the man afterward.
A man was pushed, slapped and repeatedly hit after chanting pro-Modi slogans at an Opposition protest, according to video described by the reports.
The protest was in its third consecutive day and concerned alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
One report placed the incident in New Delhi but said its precise location was unconfirmed; another suggested Central Delhi based on the visuals.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Congress workers of attacking the man; the report described the assailants as Congress supporters.
Congress alleges the Election Commission manipulated voter rolls, while the BJP calls the revision a routine exercise.
- Who
- A man chanting a pro-Modi slogan, people in the crowd, and Opposition protesters; BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari commented on the incident.
- What
- A video showed the man being pushed, slapped and repeatedly hit during the protest.
- When
- During the third consecutive day of the protest; no date is specified.
- Where
- New Delhi, India; the precise location was unconfirmed, with one report suggesting Central Delhi.
- Why
- The protest concerned alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The man was reportedly attacked after chanting a pro-Modi slogan.
Congress and Opposition claims
BJP response
The electoral-roll revision
Congress and Opposition claims
Congress says the Election Commission, acting at the ruling party's behest, manipulated electoral rolls and deleted voters.
BJP response
The BJP says the revision is a routine exercise undertaken every decade since Independence.
The protest assault
Congress and Opposition claims
The reports describe a man being pushed, slapped and hit after chanting a pro-Modi slogan; one says some people tried to separate him.
BJP response
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari blamed Congress workers and called the attack evidence of what he termed the party's “anarchist mindset.”
- Protest day
- Third consecutive day
- Location
- New Delhi; exact incident location unconfirmed
- Protest issue
- Alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Incident described
- Video showed a man being pushed, slapped and hit after chanting pro-Modi slogans
- BJP response
- Pradeep Bhandari accused Congress workers of attacking the man
- Congress allegation
- The Election Commission manipulated electoral rolls and deleted voters
- BJP position on revision
- The BJP described it as a routine exercise undertaken every decade since Independence
