Delhi Police Detains 100 Students During Anti-SIR Protest
DISHA activists were stopped on Minto Road while marching towards Connaught Place, demanding cancellation of the voter roll revision exercise.
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 1st Nov: Delhi Police detained at least 100 students on Sunday while they were marching towards Connaught Place to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The students, mobilised by the organisation DISHA, were demanding the cancellation of the voter list revision exercise.
The protesters began their march from Minto Road towards Connaught Place but police personnel intercepted them before they could proceed further. Officers stopped the group and subsequently detained the students.
Students Demand Cancellation of SIR
The protest was organised by DISHA, which opposed the ongoing SIR exercise and called for its cancellation. The students had planned to march towards Connaught Place to raise their objections to the electoral roll revision process.
Police prevented the demonstrators from moving ahead, leading to the detention of at least 100 students. Further details about the duration of their detention or their subsequent release were not immediately available.
