Demonstrators collect throughout a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Saturday.
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NEW DELHI
Amid mass detentions forward of a deliberate youth-led demonstration on Saturday, a gaggle of right-wing males gathered at Indira Chowk in Connaught Place, chasing and allegedly assaulting protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Safety personnel remained deployed within the space to handle the protest towards the suspension of the particular intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as the lads shouted slogans and focused demonstrators.
The gathering befell regardless of prohibitory orders below Part 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) being in pressure within the space. A number of males, who recognized themselves as members of the Hanuman Sena Delhi, had been seen heckling, abusing, and slapping demonstrators.
The confrontations unfolded barely 50 metres from the place police personnel stood on the entrance to Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Members of the group engaged protesters in bodily and verbal altercations, chased them alongside the inside circle of Connaught Place, and issued threats.
When requested in regards to the lack of intervention, one on-duty officer replied, “We’re seeing what may be executed.” One other officer declined to remark.
The gang of about 200 males raised slogans backing the police motion — “Delhi Police lath bajao, hum tumhare saath hain” (Delhi Police, use your batons; we’re with you) — with some calling for violence towards the protesters and Chief of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
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The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) shared a video displaying a younger girl being assaulted and knocked to the bottom, tagging Union House Minister Amit Shah to ask who gave the lads the best to assault younger protesters. “Amit Shah ji, who gave these thugs the best to put arms on Gen Z? Your these thugs will change into the ultimate nail within the coffin of the Modi authorities’s finish, do not forget that,” the occasion posted on its official X deal with.
In one other social media video, a protester was chased and assaulted by a person apparently holding a steel knuckle, sustaining a number of wounds to his again whereas police personnel stood by. Protesters alleged that, in some cases, police personnel and right-wing members pursued demonstrators collectively, elevating critical questions in regards to the legislation enforcement response.
In the meantime, LoP Rahul Gandhi slammed House Minister Amit Shah and Delhi police. “Amit Shah’s Delhi Police has itself descended into thuggery—and it’s brazenly giving license and encouragement to the true goons of RSS-BJP to unleash violence on ladies and youth. As I had mentioned, the extra Mogambo Modi and his authorities suppress, the extra the anger of Gen Z and college students will swell,” he posted on X.
“On Monday, October 12, Congress, the complete INDIA alliance, and the nation’s youth will as soon as once more take to the streets in large numbers. And this time too, the voice will echo throughout the complete nation—louder than ever earlier than… We aren’t those to get scared. We aren’t those to again down. This combat will not be going to cease now!,” Mr. Gandhi added.
Printed – October 11, 2026 12:04 am IST