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Delhi Police challenged over allowing alleged counter-protesters while restricting Jantar Mantar gathering

In a 10 October exchange, reporter Pranav Pradhi questioned police about stopping demonstrators under BNSS Section 163 while reportedly allowing threatening counter-groups to assemble. The restrictions are documented; the alleged groups’ identities, threats and police response remain unverified, raising a specific test of equal enforcement.

Open Post: Delhi Police challenged over allowing alleged counter-protesters while restricting Jantar Mantar gathering

Journalists describe detention and harassment at Delhi protests: what the complaints and police response show

Journalists speaking at the Press Club of India describe obstruction, detention and mistreatment while covering protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Independent reporting and press bodies document wider detentions, while specific assault and harassment allegations remain subject to investigation—raising a concrete question about policing and the right to report.

Open Post: Journalists describe detention and harassment at Delhi protests: what the complaints and police response show

Women protesters challenge Delhi Police’s use of force during 12 October INDIA bloc march

At the 12 October 2026 Delhi march over electoral-roll changes, women protesters and opposition supporters accused police of rough treatment while dispersing crowds. The footage raises a specific question: how far may police go to control a restricted protest, and what evidence is needed to assess allegations of excessive force?

Open Post: Women protesters challenge Delhi Police’s use of force during 12 October INDIA bloc march

At Delhi’s Tiranga March, an alleged ‘shoot the traitors’ slogan raises a question about dissent and intimidation

A reporter at the 16 October 2026 Connaught Place march says a counter-gathering chanted for ‘traitors’ to be shot. The allegation remains independently unconfirmed, but the documented counter-protest, police restrictions and electoral-roll dispute expose a central democratic distinction: questioning authorities is not disloyalty, and political disagreement cannot justify threats of violence.

Open Post: At Delhi’s Tiranga March, an alleged ‘shoot the traitors’ slogan raises a question about dissent and intimidation

Jantar Mantar loses protest-site status: Why moving Delhi’s demonstrations raises a question of visibility and rights

After Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, a protester argued that shifting demonstrations away from central institutions makes dissent easier to ignore. Three alternative grounds, competing court positions and a pending Supreme Court challenge show why the real issue is whether protest remains accessible, visible and fairly regulated.

Open Post: Jantar Mantar loses protest-site status: Why moving Delhi’s demonstrations raises a question of visibility and rights

At Connaught Place, students challenge Delhi Police over blocked peaceful protest and Jantar Mantar restrictions

A 15 October 2026 confrontation near Shankar Market captures a sharper dispute: protesters say they were denied space to assemble peacefully, while Delhi Police cites security and public-order restrictions. The removal of Jantar Mantar as a protest venue has brought the balance between policing and democratic dissent under Supreme Court scrutiny.

Open Post: At Connaught Place, students challenge Delhi Police over blocked peaceful protest and Jantar Mantar restrictions

Rajasthan’s school filming restrictions after ‘School Thik Karo’: child privacy versus public scrutiny

Rajasthan’s 16 August 2026 order made government-school visits and recording subject to permission just as a citizen school-inspection campaign gathered attention. Children’s privacy warrants protection, but the broad discretion given to principals raises a real accountability question; the political motive alleged by critics remains unproved.

Open Post: Rajasthan’s school filming restrictions after ‘School Thik Karo’: child privacy versus public scrutiny

BDL’s ₹56.8 Crore Missile-Sight Tender: Why a Former Chief’s Family Firm Was the Only Bidder

BDL invited Aindri Defence Advisory, founded by its former CMD and his wife, to bid for 300 missile optical sights without competition. The ₹56.8 crore bid had cleared technical evaluation but was not yet a confirmed final award, raising serious questions about urgency, supplier capacity and conflict-of-interest safeguards.

Open Post: BDL’s ₹56.8 Crore Missile-Sight Tender: Why a Former Chief’s Family Firm Was the Only Bidder

PNC’s ₹282-Crore Highway Bonuses and the Kanpur–Lucknow Road Failure: What the Records Show

PNC’s records document around ₹282 crore in six early-completion bonus amounts, though an entitlement is not always a confirmed payment. The Kanpur–Lucknow Expressway later suffered serious defects. The evidence demands scrutiny of road-quality oversight, not an unsupported claim that the bonuses caused the failure or financed a political party.

Open Post: PNC’s ₹282-Crore Highway Bonuses and the Kanpur–Lucknow Road Failure: What the Records Show

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