India Counters UN Body Over Delhi Stir; Opposition Clashes With BJP Over CEC

India has rejected remarks by the United Nations human rights body regarding the detention of protesters in the national capital, calling them unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs. Urging the body to maintain impartiality and non-selectivity, India called for comparable attention to large-scale protests occurring elsewhere globally. The UN human rights body had raised concerns over the detention of civil society members, lawyers, journalists, and political leaders on October 10 during demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Meanwhile, Delhi Police detained over 7,000 demonstrators, including three former chief ministers, triggering a massive political face-off between the opposition and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of undermining democracy and assaulting the youth, while the BJP defended the police action, accusing the opposition of orchestrating anarchy and reiterating that electoral disputes cannot be resolved via street agitations.