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Delhi’s ‘Cockroach’ Protest Movement Plans Return After Police Crackdown

Delhi is preparing for another tense day of demonstrations as a youth-led protest movement plans to return to the streets following a major police crackdown that prevented its previous mass gathering. The dispute has become a wider test of the balance between public order, the right to protest and the ability of citizens to challenge institutions they believe are failing them. According to BBC re…

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Anti-CEC Protests and the SIR Debate: Electoral Transparency, Public Protest and the Supreme Court

India’s debate over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has moved from political rallies and street demonstrations into the courts. Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi have questioned the Election Commission’s handling of voter-list revisions and sought greater disclosure of records related to the process. The protests have also raised wider questions about peaceful assembl…

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