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Left Student Groups to Join Delhi Protest on October 10
Five student groups on the political left plan to join a protest in Delhi on October 10.
The protest will take place at Jantar Mantar.
The groups want the head of India’s election authority, Gyanesh Kumar, to resign and face prosecution.
They also want a voter-list revision exercise to be stopped.
They are asking for changes to the Election Commission.
The groups said police had used force against protesters and journalists.
They invited other people and organisations to join the protest.
Their statement said the movement is meant to defend democratic and constitutional values.
Five Left student organisations said they would join a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
They are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and prosecution.
The groups also want the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls revoked and reforms to the Election Commission.
They alleged Delhi Police had used force against protesters and journalists at demonstrations.
The organisations called on democratic groups and individuals to join a broader movement in defence of constitutional values.
- Who
- The Students’ Federation of India, All India Students’ Federation, All India Students’ Association, Progressive Students’ Union and All India Students’ Bloc.
- What
- They plan to join a protest demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and prosecution, revocation of the Special Intensive Revision, and Election Commission reforms.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- When
- October 10; the joint statement was reported from New Delhi on October 6.
- Why
- The groups say they are defending democratic and constitutional values and opposing the Special Intensive Revision and the Election Commission’s functioning.
Key facts
- Protest date
- October 10
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Participating organisations
- Five Left student organisations
- Chief Election Commissioner named
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Main demands
- Resignation and prosecution of Gyanesh Kumar, revocation of the Special Intensive Revision, and reforms to the Election Commission
- Police conduct
- The student groups alleged protesters and journalists had been manhandled, assaulted or otherwise targeted by Delhi Police.
Quotes
The five Left student organisations
The organisations that issued the joint statement announcing their participation in the protest.
“Thousands, irrespective of their socio-cultural backgrounds and political affiliations, have come together in defence of democratic values on which the imagination of modern India was built.”
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“Protestors are being manhandled, lathi-charged, dragged, assaulted and groped by Delhi Police. Even journalists are not being spared.”
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