'Reservation Hatao Andolan' protest LIVE: Huge crowd at Jantar Mantar even as Delhi Police shift venue
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‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ protest LIVE updates: Protesters have gathered at Jantar Mantar. ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ protest LIVE updates: The Delhi Police has given a no-objection certificate (NOC) for a peaceful protest under the “Reservation Hatao Andolan” at the national capital's iconic Ramlila Ground on Friday, according to an official communication issued by the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central District. ...Read More
Adding to this, The development comes amid a digital campaign by “Reservation Hatao Andolan”, an Instagram-based page that has gained momentum by adopting protest-mobilisation tactics used by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The campaign, which has 5.6 million followers on Instagram, had earlier called for an anti-reservation protest at Jantar Mantar on August 21. The NOC issued by Delhi Police allows a maximum of 500 people to gather at the venue until 4 pm, with the police stating that it had “no objection" for the protest from “a law and order point of view”. The permission comes after the Delhi Police denied reports that a protest at Jantar Mantar had been granted permission. “No permission has been granted for any protest, procession, demonstration or assembly at Jantar Mantar,” the police shared in a note shared on its official X account on Thursday.
Meanwhile, The protest remains active in Delhi even as the permitted time has passed. Delhi Police's NOC permitted a gathering of up to 500 people at Ramlila Ground until 4 pm. The protesters, however, have remained at Jantar Mantar and exceeded the permitted time.
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As per the latest buzz, BJP described the Congress as a “party of anarchy” following Rahul Gandhi’s protest at the Parliament Street police station in Delhi on Friday, a short distance away from the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’s stir at Jantar Mantar, over the registration of an FIR concerning the alleged use of a pellet gun during the CJP-led protest. The ruling party also alleged that Rahul was staging the sit-in to divert attention after the Congress realised that its stand on Vande Mataram was wrong.
In further updates, Meanwhile, not far away from the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, sat on a dharna outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police at Delhi’s Parliament Street Police Station, protesting an alleged refusal to register an FIR on a complaint by a student who the Congress shared suffered pellet-gun injuries during last month’s protests demanding education reforms.
On top of that, Protesters at Jantar Mantar are also demanding a rollback of UGC rules, which have been stayed by the Supreme Court.
The platform rapidly gained traction by adopting the protest-mobilisation tactics of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and has now called for a physical protest against the reservation system on August 21.
Source: Hindustan Times