Sreenivasan Jain at the Opposition march: Barricades, crowds and pointed questions

Описание: Sreenivasan Jain was on the ground in Delhi today as Opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc marched towards the Supreme Court, demanding accountability from the Election Commission and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Unlike in the past few days, when they aggressively detained protesters, Delhi Police appeared to take on the role of a bystander. Starting from the Constitution Club, thousands of protesters, including activists, student groups and party workers, broke through the barricades and moved on to Ashoka Road and Janpath, as they tried to make their way towards the Supreme Court. Senior Congress leaders reached the court to file their petition, challenging alleged large-scale voter deletions and
irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

The crowd was a mix of activists, student groups and party members. Jain described “a sea of laal topis” with a sizable presence of Samajwadi Party workers. Other Opposition leaders like the RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule and several other MPs marched too.

Watch this special ground report.
00:00 Highlights: A day at the Opposition march
00:41 Sreenivasan Jain reports from Constitution Club
02:27 Why Opposition leaders are marching
04:13 Political leaders and student protesters come together
05:38 Protesters break through the first barricade
07:25 A sea of red caps and calls for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
09:35 Another barricade falls as protesters push ahead
11:45 An auto ride with Preeti Choudhry
12:25 Police walk alongside the march
13:41 Which way to the Supreme Court?
16:16 Crowds surge towards Connaught Place
17:27 Left wing? Right wing?
19:12 A family returns after being detained
19:53 Police guide the march towards its final stretch
20:34 A tense standoff at the barricades
23:52 More police, more barricades ahead
27:05 The plan to petition the Supreme Court
28:34 What did the march achieve

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