Hundreds of protesters were detained as they arrived to protest against SIR in front of Town Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday.
I have issued instructions to police to ensure that no peaceful demonstration is disrupted,” he wrote on Oct 13, a day after police had allegedly assaulted several photojournalists during a protest. Around 40 Aisa members were detained Saturday, with police clarifying that permission had been denied for the protest against the special intensive revision (SIR) process. Because permissions had been given to CJP for their Tiranga rally as well as ABVP who had organised an event at Jayanagar,” said Acquilin John, an Aisa member, we did this.
“This return to a classic venue of protest in Bengaluru, Town Hall, away from the so-called designated protest site of Freedom Park, reflects the growing unrest among youth to exercise their rights just as Congress leaders are exercising theirs in Delhi against this illegal SIR,” the organisation said. Bengaluru : All India Students’ Association (Aisa) has criticised the state govt over the detention of dozens of its members during a protest at Puttanna Chetty Town Hall Saturday. In a statement Sunday, Aisa accused home minister Priyank Kharge of making false assurances over citizens’ right to protest. They quoted a social media post by the minister in which he stated that police would not stand in the way of protests. “The right to peaceful protests is fundamental to our democracy. It must be respected, protected and never suppressed. “We had intimated police about the protest at Town Hall. She added that police acted arbitrarily, granting permissions for certain protests while denying others.