Hundreds of youths students join protest rally against SIR, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with demonstrators voicing concerns over the alleged arbitrary deletion of voter names, procedural irregularities, and the protection of voting rights.People Against SIR Hold Tiranga March From Town Hall To Freedom Park | People Against SIR, a broad alliance of organisations representing students, youth, farmers, workers, women, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities and other groups, hold aTiranga March from Town Hall to Freedom Park. Bengaluru on Friday.
Akshay M Hakay, deputy commissioner of olice, central, announced through the microphone: “Permission for the march is conditional in nature.
We were told by the organisers for a march carrying tiranga and Constitution placards, not for protests.”
Earlier reporting noted: The Delhi Police said around 20 protesters were detained and later released, even as protesters claimed that around 50 were rounded up. Police registered at least one FIR against protesters for violating prohibitory orders under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). “We should have marched through the CEO’s office so that V Anbukkumar could also see this.
Organisers said despite ensuring peace, cops did not want them to pass through the CEO’s office near KR Circle. Police said marchers have a tendency to raise slogans and that would have created a very embarrassing situation,” said Sitharam Gundappa, state president, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). IT professional Anand who had participated in India Against Corruption movement said the current circumstances are worse: “This govt is owning elections through extortion. Yadav said the movement would continue despite restrictions on demonstrations, including the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site.
With the CEO’s office stationed between Town Hall and Freedom Park, police diverted the march after a while. The march took a right turn near Central College and moved forward. I have protested against Congress govt before, but it was never like this. Representatives of student organisations, including the All India Students’ Association, All India Students’ Federation, Students’ Federation of India, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan and All India Democratic Students’ Organisation, also participated.
Right before the march began, police officers scanned all the placards and collected those with messages attacking Election Commission of India , Prime Minister and CM. Earlier reporting noted: Political activist Yogendra Yadav, Communist Party of India leader Annie Raja, and All India Kisan Sabha vice-president Inderjeet Singh joined the march. Earlier reporting noted: Addressing protesters, Mr.