John Brittas on Delhi Police Brutality, Protests and the SIR

John Brittas on Delhi Police brutality, protests and the SIR | SpeakEasy episode 25

Brittas said the protests have grown beyond opposition parties, drawing students, homemakers, civil society groups and people disillusioned with the government’s politics. 
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Host: Amit Baruah; Camera: Dipesh Arora and Deepanshu Chhabra; Editing: Razal Pareed; Producers: Kavya Pradeep M and Muhammed Mukhtar T H

In this episode of SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas discusses the police crackdown on protesters in Delhi, the use of force against political leaders and ordinary citizens, and the growing public anger over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Brittas recounts his own detention by security personnel, questions the restrictions on peaceful protest, and argues that the government’s response reflects panic in the face of a growing democratic movement.

He argues that the protests have grown beyond opposition parties, drawing students, homemakers, civil society groups and people disillusioned with the government’s politics. Brittas says the current agitation could constrain the government’s plans and argues that political parties must listen to people on the ground rather than rely on established organisational structures.