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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
One more case of centralisation & executive overreach: Press & Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
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PEACE organises a movement for “saving the nation” in Nagpur
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