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Police detain 7,000 protesters as Raut calls Delhi “detention state”

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut condemned the BJP, calling Delhi a detention state.
Raut alleged 150,000 armed police surrounded Home Minister Amit Shah’s Delhi residence, likening it to the 1975 Emergency.
Police detained over 7,000 protesters in Delhi and about 500 in Mumbai.
Opposition members Supriya Sule, Aaditya Thackeray and Nana Patole called the crackdown cowardly.

History

Historical Context

Indira Gandhi invoked Article 352 on 25 June 1975, imposing a 21-month Emergency that suspended civil liberties and imprisoned over 100,000 opponents, including Janata Party leaders. The regime ended on 21 March 1977, after which the Janata Party won the election and toppled Congress. Today, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut likens police cordons around Amit Shah’s home to that 1975 crackdown, recalling the Emergency’s legacy.

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Story summary

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut condemned the BJP, calling Delhi a detention state.
Raut alleged 150,000 armed police surrounded Home Minister Amit Shah’s Delhi residence, likening it to the 1975 Emergency.
Police detained over 7,000 protesters in Delhi and about 500 in Mumbai.
Opposition members Supriya Sule, Aaditya Thackeray and Nana Patole called the crackdown cowardly.

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