Tag: india
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Section 163 and the Art of the Invisible Assembly
On Saturday, Delhi staged one of the most expensive non-events in its history. For a rally that was never allowed to assemble, more than 2,000 people were detained. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed. Internet was suspended in the central business district, and dozens of metro stations and markets were shut. Whatever one…
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Delhi Discovers a New Sport: Competitive Gathering Prevention
Delhi has long held that the surest way to host a protest is to make sure nobody can reach it. On Saturday it perfected the method. More than 2,000 people were detained, thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed, mobile internet was suspended in the central business district, and dozens of metro stations and…
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The Constitutional Case for Reservation Reform
Why the Reservation Hatao Andolan Deserves a Hearing 5 September 2026 By Sadhana Shukla Introduction On 21 August 2026, several thousand people gathered — first at Jantar Mantar, then, after Delhi Police confined the assembly to Ramlila Maidan with a 500-person cap, in defiance of that cap — under the banner of the Reservation Hatao…
