Union minister Chirag Paswan defended youth protest rights, denying government efforts to block trains and metros to prevent attendance at a protest called by the CJP over the SIR issue, stating that India's youth cannot be stopped and referencing past generations who showed the way to the world.
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Chirag Paswan, a BJP ally and Union minister, responded to allegations that the government was restricting train and metro services to prevent people from attending a protest called by the CJP over the SIR issue. This followed scrutiny of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over unilateral decisions, after which Paswan initially sought clarification but withdrew his stance when the Election Commission stated decisions were unanimous.
NEW DELHI: "They are the youth of India. Nobody can stop them," BJP ally and Union minister Chirag Paswan said Friday, replying to allegations that govt was curbing train and metro services to stop people from attending Saturday's protest called by CJP over the SIR issue. "Some people are trying to spread such misconceptions. How many trains can one stop? How many roads can one block? They are India's youth, capable of showing the way to the world. Generations have done it. No one can stop them," the LJP (Ram Vilas) president told reporters on the sidelines of an event. After CEC Gyanesh Kumar came under scrutiny following the charge that he was taking unilateral decisions, Chirag had called for clarification but quickly backed out after Election Commission released a statement to suggest that decisions were unanimous.
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The protest called by the CJP over the SIR issue will proceed as scheduled on Saturday despite allegations of transport curbing.
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