‘Lone ranger’ atop bus, elderly inside them: 100 detained at Ahmedabad protest over SIR
On Saturday evening, Ahmedabad police deployed approximately 250 officers along Ashram Road to quell a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Activists, social workers, and students gathered in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration in Delhi. Among the detained were 86-year-old author-activist Prakash N Shah.
The protest began at 6:30 pm outside the MJ Library, a location that had witnessed a larger CJP demonstration on July 20 regarding NEET and exam leaks. Despite police efforts to control the area, protesters persisted until 8 pm, with some even clambering atop police vehicles to deliver slogans. A lone individual on the bus topped the list of unusual incidents, drawing attention from both the police and commuters.
The organizers, including Swati Goswami, a protest organizer, alleged that SIR (Special Intensive Revision) decisions had been made without officials' knowledge, causing voter deletions and denial of basic services. The protest aimed to bring attention to SIR and the grievances of students and citizens across the nation.
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