AISA national president Neha Bora along with other protesters during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, on Saturday, Oct. 3. PTI
New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA) activists on Sunday, October 4, alleged that their president Neha Bora was picked up in an unauthorised vehicle as they staged a third consecutive day of protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In a post on AISA’s official handle, they said, “AISA President Neha Bora has been picked up by Delhi Police in an unauthorised vehicle, WITHOUT A SINGLE FEMALE CONSTABLE! WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE TAKING THEM! THEIR WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN! “
Another post from Bora’s handle asked where the Delhi Police was taking her.
Earlier in the day, the mobilisation began from Andhra Bhawan Circle on Ashoka Road, with protesters marching towards Jantar Mantar and raising slogans while attempting to reach the designated protest site amid a heavy police presence.
The protesters and security personnel clashed briefly as police tried to prevent them from crossing the barricades. Purported visuals from the site circulated on social media, showing Bora attempting to climb over a barricade while police officials tried to stop her.
Political activist Yogendra Yadav also shared visuals and clips from the march on his X. Calling the SIR anti-women, he called for its rollback.
The protest is part of the larger agitation happening across cities over the alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s functioning, conduct of the SIR exercise and mass deletion of voters.
The fresh mobilisation in Delhi came a day after more than 150 protesters were detained here on Saturday. More than 500 protesters, including student activists and political leaders, were detained during demonstrations in central Delhi on Friday as well. Bora, AAP leaders and activist Yogendra Yadav were among those detained.
Police had denied permission for Friday’s gathering and deployed additional personnel in central Delhi. Several roads leading towards Jantar Mantar were barricaded, and access to some metro stations in the vicinity was temporarily restricted during the earlier protests.
The latest mobilisation is taking place amid heightened security in the area, with police personnel positioned at multiple points and barricades put up to regulate the movement of protesters.
It follows The Indian Express investigation, claiming that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over the last 10 months to decisions and orders on the SIR that they said were issued without their knowledge or recommendation.
However, the EC has asserted that differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberations in any institution and that all its orders carry full legal sanction and follow established statutory procedures.
(With PTI inputs)
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