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‘No place to breathe’: AISA’s Neha Bora detained again, alleges police brutality
The Times of India • • world
Key Points:
- AISA president Neha Bora was detained near Vijay Chowk during protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, alleging police used cramped detention buses with separate cells.
- Bora accused police of abusing male protesters and turning detention buses into jail-like facilities, criticizing the use of force to protect Kumar.
- Over 100 protesters, including members of SFI, AISA, and KYS, were detained across Delhi amid heavy security deployment as demonstrators tried to march to Jantar Mantar.
- CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and Father Biju Xavier were also detained, with allegations of police assault on activists and Brittas being left injured by the roadside.
- The protests follow demands from opposition parties and the Cockroach Janata Party calling for Kumar's resignation over alleged Election Commission irregularities and issues with the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
