How the Modi government radicalised a generation to rise in revolt against it

What happened: On October 2, around one hundred All India Students' Association members tried to reach Jantar Mantar in Delhi to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities Why it matters: The protest is presented as part of a wider revolt by a generation against the Modi government, with students breaking through barricades and facing police action. Key numbers: October 2; around one hundred students; Sahil is 17 and a first-year sociology student at Hindu College; protesters broke through two sets of barricades and were detained near the third.

On October 2, around one hundred All India Students' Association members tried to reach Jantar Mantar in Delhi to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities

The protest is presented as part of a wider revolt by a generation against the Modi government, with students breaking through barricades and facing police action. Key numbers: October 2; around one hundred students; Sahil is 17 and a first-year sociology student at Hindu College; protesters broke through two sets of barricades and were detained near the third.