New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday condemned the detention of hundreds of youth and student protesters in Delhi who gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the authorities were curbing the constitutional right to protest.
In a statement issued by its Polit Bureau, the CPI(M) said hundreds of activists associated with the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and other youth and student organisations assembled at Jantar Mantar despite heavy police deployment and the denial of permission for the demonstration.
The party alleged that Delhi Police had "converted the entire city into a fortress" ...