Delhi Police files multiple FIRs over INDIA bloc protest, cites barricade-breaking
Delhi Police have filed FIRs against INDIA bloc leaders for barricade-breaking during a protest, while the Supreme Court has flagged procedural defects in their petition against the Election Commission. Meanwhile, police have requested an extension of paramilitary deployment due to ongoing protest risks.
Why it matters
Reflects the escalating legal and political friction between the Indian opposition and state authorities regarding electoral processes and public order.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered multiple FIRs at Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations in connection with the Opposition’s protest on Monday. The cases relate to alleged barricade-breaking and graffiti on roads during the demonstration, police said.On Monday, INDIA bloc leaders and supporters, led by Rahul Gandhi, marched along Barakhamba Road towards the Supreme Court. Later, 11 opposition leaders filed a petition in the apex court challenging the Election Commission’s decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a parallel development, the Supreme Court Registry has flagged 14 defects in a writ petition filed by Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and nine other INDIA bloc leaders challenging aspects of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The petitioners include Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP…
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