October 11, 2026

Press Release

CPI Strongly Condemns Detention of CPI National Secretary Annie Raja, Police Violence Against AISF-AIYF Activists

The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (October 11, 2026):

The Communist Party of India strongly condemns the brutal manhandling and detention of CPI National Secretary Annie Raja and police brutality against AISF-AIYF activists who were peacefully marching towards Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Connaught Place, Delhi. AIYF General Secretary Sukhjinder Mahesari, AIYF President Raushan Kumar Sinha and AISF General Secretary Dinesh Seerangaraj were brutally manhandled and detained along with hundreds of activists from AISF, AIYF, SFI and DYFI. Further on these comrades were brutally assaulted inside the police vehicles while in detention.

CPI General Secretary D. Raja, along with National Secretariat members P. Sandosh Kumar MP, K. Prekash Babu and Annie Raja, immediately rushed to the spot and strongly condemned the Delhi Police's gross abuse of power at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Condemning the police brutality, CPI General Secretary D. Raja said, “This crackdown is unprecedented in Delhi. I have never seen such incidents in Delhi.” He demanded the immediate release of all detainees and the withdrawal of all FIRs filed against the protesters.

CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar asserted, “Everyday arrests and detentions will not deter us. Protest will continue. We will turn the whole city into a series of Jantar Mantars if we are not given a designated protest place.”

In a further display of police high-handedness, CPI National Secretary Annie Raja was detained while on her way to meet the arrested activists and was prevented from meeting them. Several detainees were in need of medical attention following the police action. Condemning the treatment of women protesters, Annie Raja said, “Police behaviour towards women protesters is cruel and I condemn this.”

The CPI strongly condemns these brazen attacks on democratic rights and the constitutional right to peaceful protest. The use of force, arbitrary detentions and the denial of access to detained activists, including those requiring medical attention, are wholly unacceptable. The CPI demands that all detainees must be released immediately, all FIRs withdrawn, and the Delhi Police must be held accountable for its actions. The right to peaceful protest cannot be crushed through intimidation and brute force.

Sd/-

Roykutty

Office Secretary

Communist Party of India

Central Office 

New Delhi

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