Delhi Police detained several protesters at Jantar Mantar during an anti-reservation demonstration on Friday. The protest, mobilised via social media under the banner of "Reservation Hatao Andolan," demanded that economic criteria replace caste in determining eligibility for government support.
Andhra Pradesh Congress leaders staged statewide protests on Friday, burning effigies of the RSS to condemn the alleged "purification" of a rally venue in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani after party chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s meeting. APCC vice president Kolanukonda Sivaji accused the BJP of silence over the incident, calling it caste discrimination, and demanded cases under the SC/ST Act.
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh of deteriorating law and order, pursuing vindictive politics, and targeting Backward Classes. Speaking after meeting jailed MLA Virupakshi in Kurnool, he alleged false cases were being foisted on opposition leaders and BCs.
Delhi Police arrested a married couple for allegedly hurling racial slurs at three women from the Northeast in Malviya Nagar. The SC-ST Act was invoked in the case. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta condemned the incident and assured strict action
A police constable was booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abusing his wife using her caste name and assaulting her in public while intoxicated. A video of the incident went viral, prompting police action
