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50 AISA members, activists detained during protest against SIR at Town Hall

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50 AISA members, activists detained during protest against SIR at Town Hall — Photo credit: The Hindu

Activists being detained by the police during a protest near K.R. Circle in Bengaluru on Saturday. — Photo credit: The Hindu

Activists being detained by the police during a protest near K.R. Circle in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

Around 50 members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and social activists were detained by the police on Saturday when they gathered to stage a protest at Town Hall, demanding the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

This comes days after protesters against SIR were detained while marching to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka. Protesters and journalists were manhandled, drawing sharp criticism, which prompted both Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Home Minister Priyank Kharge to order a review of the police handling of the protests. The Home Minister said he had told the police not to disrupt peaceful protests.

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