Protests erupted in central Delhi on Friday evening as student organizations gathered to voice their dissent
Alok Tiwari (27) from Noida, who identified himself as being from such a group, was seen confronting a man raising slogans against SIR. Earlier in the day, student and youth outfits SFI, DYFI, AISF and AIYF also announced they will join the tiranga event at CP, while slogans were raised at Janpath.
It’s our democratic right,” he said. Despite informal advisories from her college against joining protests on the grounds that they could affect students’ careers, Pari said she was determined to raise her voice until CEC Gyanesh Kumar quit. “I am not afraid and will keep coming here,” she said. This is not about one individual but about the entire system,” said Abhay, another student. “They are obstructing public movement during the festive season, and I am here to prevent that,” Tiwari said.
AAP also held a tiranga march near Rashtrapati Bhavan. Among the agitators was Ishan, a Hindu College student, who held the Tricolour aloft as he walked through the area. “Several students from our college are here. I don’t understand how govt can deny people the right to protest. For others, the gathering was about keeping the movement alive. “This is how change will come. Those responsible for wrongdoing must be held accountable.
Simultaneously, AISA president Neha Bora said the organisation would begin a march from Mandi House at 5pm. Demanding that SIR be revoked, he said the protest was directed at EC and not any political party. Bora, accompanied by other AISA representatives and members of Left-affiliated groups, began marching, at one point breaking into a run. However, they were intercepted by police. At night, a delegation of lawyers and civil society members demanding Bora’s release reached Parliament Street police station and claimed cops refused to meet them. However, police didn’t respond to the allegation. Holding a banner against the CEC, he asked, “ Koi inhe bataye ki vote katne se kya dukh hota hai ?