Thousands detained during protests demanding Indian election chief’s resignation
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Indian police detained thousands of protesters, opposition politicians, activists and journalists during demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in a revision of electoral rolls.
The protests centered on Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and were called for a second day in the capital, with related gatherings restricted in Mumbai, Pune and Goa. The Hindu reported that Delhi Police detained more than 5,000 protesters, while The Wire put the number above 7,000. Those detained included leaders and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, Left politicians and student organizers. Several news organizations also said their journalists were detained while reporting; they were later released.
CJP figures Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained straight from their flight upon landing in Delhi, according to The Wire. Reuters later reported that the movement’s leader had been released, citing his lawyer. A Delhi court imposed a condition that members of the CJP team not breach the peace for one year, according to The Times of India.
The Supreme Court issued an interim direction that peaceful demonstrators should not be detained except according to law, while allowing restrictions required for law and public order.
After their release from 24-hour detention, Das and Ranka asked Delhi Police to designate a date and location for a peaceful protest and to reduce security deployments. They said the group would announce another mass demonstration if police did not accommodate the request.
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Written from 8 articles, 4 with the publisher's own text; 7 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 96 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story is broadly supported but needs two details corrected to avoid overstating the timing and manner of the Delhi detentions. - "continued for a second day in the capital": The sources say fresh protests were called for a second consecutive day, but they do not support that the same protests continued for a second day. - "CJP figures Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving in Delhi, according to The Wire.": The Wire says Dipke, Das and Ranka were detained straight from their flight upon landing, not merely after arriving in Delhi.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Thousands detained during protests demanding Indian election chief’s resignation
Indian police detained thousands of protesters, opposition politicians, activists and journalists during demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in a revision of electoral rolls.
The protests centered on Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and continuedwere called for a second day in the capital, with related gatherings restricted in Mumbai, Pune and Goa. The Hindu reported that Delhi Police detained more than 5,000 protesters, while The Wire put the number above 7,000. Those detained included leaders and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, Left politicians and student organizers. Several news organizations also said their journalists were detained while reporting; they were later released.
CJP figures Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained afterstraight arrivingfrom their flight upon landing in Delhi, according to The Wire. Reuters later reported that the movement’s leader had been released, citing his lawyer. A Delhi court imposed a condition that members of the CJP team not breach the peace for one year, according to The Times of India.
The Supreme Court issued an interim direction that peaceful demonstrators should not be detained except according to law, while allowing restrictions required for law and public order.
After their release from 24-hour detention, Das and Ranka asked Delhi Police to designate a date and location for a peaceful protest and to reduce security deployments. They said the group would announce another mass demonstration if police did not accommodate the request.
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