PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteBengaluru Police Detain Protesters Demanding Scrapping of SIR
On October 12, Bengaluru police detained protesters including students, senior citizens, activists, and lawyers before they could march to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office. They demanded scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Journalists Pushkar V and Syed Asif were reportedly manhandled, with police also seizing placards and using force against women protesters.
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