India’s crackdown on youth protesters: What next?
Summary
Thousands of protesters, including youth leaders and opposition politicians, were detained in New Delhi as the government prepared for a second day of protests. The protesters are upset about changes to voter lists that they say unfairly benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, and a major police operation was used to prevent the protests.Key Facts
- Thousands of protesters and leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained in India’s capital, New Delhi.
- Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter list changes.
- The voter list updates reportedly removed millions of voters, including many Muslims.
- Police deployed over 30,000 personnel, blocked roads, suspended trains and metro services, and sealed the main protest site.
- Mobile internet was cut off in parts of New Delhi to stop online organization of protests.
- Notable detainees included CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, student leader Neha Bora, and several opposition politicians.
- Small protests still happened but police broke them up and detained journalists covering the events.
- Similar arrests occurred in Mumbai, with about 600 people detained there.
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