PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldKarnataka CM Shivakumar demands report on police crackdown on Bengaluru protesters
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar demanded a detailed report on police action against protesters in Bengaluru who were detained while marching to the Chief Electoral Officer's office. The protesters sought the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise. Shivakumar condemned the forceful detention and manhandling of journalists, emphasizing that the right to peaceful protest is fundamental to democracy and must be upheld uniformly across India.
Deccan Herald··Bengaluru




