Karnataka CM Criticizes Police Detention of Protesters Amid SIR Voter List Controversy

The Bengaluru police have detained at least 100 people protesting against the SIR. Notably, the Bengaluru police have taken this action when the state's CM DK Shivakumar was also marching against the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi around the same time. Shivakumar and other Congress leaders in Karnataka have promised to investigate the alleged police high-handedness given this strange situation. On Monday, the police in Bengaluru detained at least 100 protesters. These people were trying to march to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against the'Special Intensive Revision'( SIR) of the voter list. It is alleged that the Bengaluru city police manhandled students, lawyers, and women protesters while journalists and photographers covering the protest also faced police action. On the other hand, the CM DK Shivakumar was marching against the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi, while in his state, Shivakumar called the police detentions who were protesting against the same increasing voter list by the Karnataka police force unnecessary.