Opposition Leaders Detained After Sudden March From Janpath To Jantar Mantar
· India · Times of India, The Hindu
Congress and INDIA bloc leaders held a sudden protest march from Janpath to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. Delhi Police blocked the buses carrying the MPs on Ashoka Road, citing a Supreme Court directive requiring 10-day prior permission for demonstrations at Jantar Mantar. The confrontation escalated as MPs climbed buses, workers punctured tyres, and leaders staged a sit-in near Akashvani Bhawan. Several opposition leaders were eventually detained by police following the brief struggle. The demonstration followed a similar protest a day earlier near Parliament House demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll revisions.
Why it matters
The recurrent street confrontations between opposition MPs and Delhi Police heighten political friction ahead of upcoming electoral battles and test the limits of legislative protest in the capital.
Read the original report — Times of India
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