‘Throwing me around like a football': Saurabh Bhardwaj detained as AAP marches against CEC
Police detained over a dozen AAP workers as the party escalated demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- On Sunday, October 4, Delhi Police detained Aam Aadmi Party workers, including Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj, during a march toward India Gate demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Demonstrations entered their third day Sunday as activists alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision exercise affecting electoral rolls and voter registration.
- Three female journalists alleged sexual harassment by police personnel during Saturday's Jantar Mantar demonstration; Delhi Police transferred complaints to the Crime Branch for investigation.
- Delhi Police deployed around 5,000 personnel while Bharadwaj alleged officers manhandled protesters, claiming they were "throwing me around like I am a football" and refusing to register an FIR.
- Opposition parties plan to escalate their nationwide campaign against the Election Commission, with coordinated protests scheduled for October 6 and a major rally in New Delhi set for November 1.
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called out the BJP-controlled Delhi Police and revealed that its personnel detained and manhandled AAP leaders and student wing Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP) volunteers at India Gate during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The protesters had marched on foot from Jantar Mantar to India Gat
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Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged manhandling by Delhi Police. "They are picking me up and throwing me around like I am a football... There is such a large police force here, yet they are not even registering an FIR against their own ACP, nor are they arresting the ACP...," he told ANI.
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LatestlySaurabh Bhardwaj detained during India Gate protest march; Kejriwal slams police action
Delhi Police detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, including Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, who were marching to India Gate to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand his resignation on Sunday, days after he was detained at Jantar Mantar on Friday amid the opposition campaign against the CEC.
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