India: Police crack down on New Delhi protests
Student activist Neha Bora, a prominent face of the protests, who was detained on Friday as she tried to reach central Delhi with dozens of supporters, was released on Saturday.
Members of the INDIA bloc staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Tuesday, October 13, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. According to The Hindu, protesters from the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Communist Party of India gathered at Jagat Circle to burn an effigy of Mr. Kumar.
The demonstration also targeted the BJP-led Union government regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and called for an inquiry into the alleged misuse of Form-7 applications.
Separately, France 24 reports that student activist Neha Bora was released on Saturday. Bora, described as a prominent face of the protests, had been detained on Friday while attempting to reach central Delhi with dozens of supporters.
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