India cracks down on youth protests: thousands detained in New Delhi
Indian authorities have launched a major security operation in New Delhi and detained thousands of people who planned a mass demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. According to the NPR headline, anger is growing among young people toward Modi and the country's election chief.
Authorities in India have launched a large-scale security operation in the capital, New Delhi, against protesters. Thousands of people have been detained. They had intended to hold a mass demonstration against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The available material indicates that the protests are driven mainly by young people. The headline of the NPR report says their anger is growing against both Modi and India's election chief.
The source gives no further details. It does not state the exact number of people detained, who organised the protest, what the demonstrators are demanding or what the authorities have said officially. It is therefore not yet clear how the situation will develop.
