As the Delhi protest seeking chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation intensified on Sunday, with clashes between protesters and the Delhi Police , All India Students’ Association (AISA) alleged that the party’s national president Neha Bora detained by the police in what looked like a private vehicle.
AISA claims Neha Bora picked up in private vehicle, police denies claim
police denied the AISA’s allegation While Bora was later released at the Narela Industrial Area police station. Track live updates on Delhi protest The organisation also alleged that she was released without her phone and bag, adding that a team of lawyers was being sent to the police station to assist Bora. Earlier reporting noted: Although they were released after breif detention, AISA President Neha Bora was released at the Narela Industrial Area police station, without her bag and phone, claimed her official X handle.
Protesters clashes with the cops on Sunday as they attempted to return to Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. With inputs from Jignasa Sinha Earlier reporting noted: AISA president Neha Bora, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj detained during protest demanding CEC’s resignation; later released Delhi Police on Sunday detained All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora and Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj, along with several other protesters, as students and youth marched in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. AISA claimed that Bora was picked up by the Delhi Police in a private vehicle without an official number plate and was taken to an unknown location. They also alleged that no woman police officer was present inside the vehicle when Bora was taken away, calling it a violation of procedure. However, the police denied the claim saying that she was taken in a government vehicle with two female cops present. 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. Visuals of the march showed Bora attempting to climb over a barricade as police officials tried to stop her. The Police also detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, including Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bhardwaj, as they marched towards India Gate to protest against the CEC and demand his resignation over alleged discrepancies in the electoral roll revisions. From inside a police bus, Bhardwaj accused police personnel of manhandling him during the detention. “They are picking me up and throwing me around like I am a football…They are standing there peacefully, yet these people are behaving so rudely towards them. What do these people think of the common man? If this is how they treat politicians and journalists, just imagine how they must treat the general public. This government must go, and I urge everyone to come to India Gate and make their voices heard. That thief! 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 demonstrations marked the third consecutive day of protests against the Election Commission and its handling of electoral rolls.
The Delhi Police deployed around 5,000 personnel, including those from the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and other paramilitary forces, in Delhi in view of two protest marches from India Gate to Jantar Mantar .
“Neha Bora was detained in a government vehicle with two female staff at the back and was released also,” DCP Sachin Sharma told HT. That thief!” he told reporters.
Earlier reporting noted: The protesters attempted to move from Andhra Bhawan towards Jantar Mantar despite heavy police barricading and security deployment in the area.
