We track state-sanctioned violence, and record the silencings and the everyday brutality that don’t make prime time. By @project_polis.
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Born from protest and built as an archive to document the often unseen and undocumented realities of state violence, repression, and resistance—Watch the State has a new home on Substack.
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Join us today to decode India's student protests with our reporters from the ground.
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Following the resignation of former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, which is being seen as a major victory for the CJP protests and the broader student movement, the Delhi Police have announced that all Delhi Metro stations are now open.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are currently addressing the media, urging protesters to identify and “unruly elements” within the crowd. They are alleging that BJP supporters within the crowd are throwing bottles and stones at the police. ( Reported via telephone from the site)
Breaking News: Multiple rounds of tear gas shelling are currently underway at Sansad Marg with security forces increasing their presence in the area.
One of our reporters was nearly hit by a tear gas.
The area is also beginning to be barricaded.
BREAKING NEWS: We are receiving reports from our reporter on the ground that tear gas has been fired at protesters at Sansad Marg. We are awaiting further information.
EXCLUSIVE: Does the CJP Have the Moral Authority to Call Off the Protests?
@AshutoshRanka in conversation with our reporter, Anahita Ahluwalia.
Anahita Ahluwalia reports from Jantar Mantar, where students protest national education policies. Among them, 27 year-old Rawat, wrapped in the Indian flag, describes being beaten by Delhi Police—
His words echo a wider movement demanding education reforms.
BREAKING: Thousands at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. Police in riot gear. Protestors ordered to vacate now, return by 8am. Traffic Commissioner Ajay Chaudhary briefed media.
1. After Chief Justice Surya Kant declined an urgent plea on the alleged police violence against “Sansad Chalo” protesters, a separate PIL moved the Delhi High Court seeking an NIA probe into the July 20 march.
3. It also asks for action against those accused of violence, vandalism, and obstruction, even as Section 144 remains in force in parts of central Delhi.
The Centre has authorised the Delhi Police Commissioner to order preventive detentions under the National Security Act (NSA) from July 19 to October 18.
After Crackdown, Students Rebuild Jantar Mantar Protest Site follow @project_polis’s ground reporting by @aritry
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Yesterday night also saw more postering and bannering indicating a shift from spontaneous gathering to a more organized protest space.
