Tribal Student Protests
Congress alleges Mumbai police detained tribal students protesting over scholarships and facilities.
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Congress alleged that Mumbai Police took photographs of the students when stopping and detaining them at around 3 a.m.
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The students had reportedly been protesting for more than 10 days before traveling to Mumbai to press their demands.
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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh described the Maharashtra government as “Adivasi-virodhi” (anti-tribal) in a post on X.
Maharashtra Congress accused police of detaining tribal students who traveled to Mumbai to protest over scholarships and school conditions mid-day. The party said officers stopped the students around 3 a.m., photographed them, threatened legal cases, and seized their bus Times of India. Congress demanded the resignation of the state's tribal development minister and called the detentions an attack on peaceful protest rights Daily Pioneer.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh described the Maharashtra government as "Adivasi-virodhi" (anti-tribal) mid-day. The students had protested for over 10 days before heading to Mumbai. Police have denied holding protesters at the Congress office dtnext.
Students Demanding Resignation and Better Facilities
The tribal students traveled to Mumbai to press demands for the resignation of Maharashtra's tribal development minister and department commissioner Daily Pioneer. Their protest also targeted inadequate scholarships and poor conditions in residential schools and hostels mid-day. The students had staged demonstrations in their home areas for over 10 days before organizing the Mumbai march Times of India.
Congress Claims Police Stopped Students in Early Morning
Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said police detained the students around 3 a.m. as they headed toward Azad Maidan for their planned demonstration mid-day. Officers photographed the students and threatened them with cases, according to the party mid-day. Congress alleged that police also seized the bus carrying the protesters Times of India.
Police Denied Entry to Congress Headquarters, Party Says
Congress leaders claimed police tried to enter the party's Mumbai office in Dadar, where some students had been staying Times of India. State Congress president Sapkal warned that party leaders would march in protest if the detentions continued dtnext. Police denied holding any protesters at the Congress headquarters dtnext.
Congress Condemns Actions as Attack on Free Speech
Congress condemned what it called a "suppression of peaceful protest" and criticized Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Daily Pioneer. Jairam Ramesh used the term "Adivasi-virodhi" (anti-tribal) to describe the government's actions mid-day. The party demanded that police stop detaining students and allow them to exercise their protest rights mid-day.
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