DMK-led all-party demonstration at Jantar Mantar demands release of political leaders detained in J&K
Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, along with Karti Chidambaram protested on Thursday to demand the release of political leaders under detention in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, protested on Thursday to demand the release of political leaders under detention in J&K
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Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram also joined the protest at Jantar Mantar
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Leaders from Congress, CPM, CPI, SP, Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD), RJD, and TMC were among those who attended the protest
New Delhi: Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, protested on Thursday to demand the release of political leaders under detention in Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led All-Party Demonstration, demanding the "release of leaders detained in Jammu & Kashmir" underway at Jantar Mantar. Congress leaders Karti Chidambaram & Ghulam Nabi Azad, RJD leader Manoj Jha, and others also present. pic.twitter.com/zyPRosTRDD
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2019
Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram also joined the protest at Jantar Mantar. P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on Wednesday night in connection with a money laundering case related to INX Media.
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Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, SP leader Ramgopal Yadav, Loktantrik Janata Dal's Sharad Yadav, RJD's Manoj Jha, and TMC's Dinesh Trivedi were among those who attended the protest.
The leaders raised slogans demanding the restoration of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, resumption of telecom services in the Valley and the immediate release of all political leaders who have been detained.
The National Conference, whose leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are among those detained after the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status on 5 August, was present too.
Karti Chidambaram, who arrived in Delhi from Chennai on Thursday morning, had told reporters at the airport that he would join the protest.
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