During the massive demonstration and great movement of the opposition 'India' Bloc (INDIA Alliance) on the streets of the capital New Delhi, such unique and shocking shades of protest were seen which attracted the attention of the entire country. Thousands of leaders and workers took to the streets from Parliament House to Jantar Mantar over serious allegations of alleged murder of democracy in the country, election rigging, huge irregularities in voter lists and misuse of central investigative agencies. In this protest, the workers adopted such creative, unique and aggressive symbols to express their protest that everyone present there was surprised to see them. At some places the protesters were seen wearing garlands symbolizing severed fingers, while at other places they were seen tying themselves in heavy iron shackles to register their protest against the dictatorship. Garlands of severed fingers and shackles: Unique symbolic colors of protest The most frightening and attention-grabbing scene of this huge demonstration was seen when many protesters arrived wearing scary garlands of fake severed fingers and inked symbols around their necks. This unique protest message of the activists was to show that the power of the common citizen to vote and the right to have electoral ink on his finger is being taken away. Along with this, many workers were seen moving forward, dragging their entire bodies on the streets with heavy iron chains and shackles. His symbolic appearance was a sharp protest against the decreasing freedom of the common people in the country, the shackles of democracy and the continuous strict action taken by the central agencies against the opposition leaders. Workers arrived with 1 kilometer long voter list, made serious allegations of voting rigging. Another main attraction of the protest was the huge voter list, about 1 kilometer long, which hundreds of workers held in their hands. This huge banner-like voter list allegedly contained the names of lakhs of eligible voters whose names have been struck off from the voter lists by the Election Commission. Leaders of the major constituent parties of the 'Indi' alliance alleged from the stage that names of certain sections and opposition supporters were being systematically disappeared from the voter list. The workers spread this 1 kilometer long list on the entire road and raised loud slogans and demanded immediate intervention of the Election Commission to restore the fair election process. Sharp slogans echoed from Jantar Mantar to Parliament House, heated clashes took place with the police. Despite tight security arrangements in sensitive and high security areas of Delhi, the enthusiasm of the opposition workers was visible. On the main stage, senior leaders of Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Samajwadi Party, RJD, and Left parties were seen standing together with folded hands. When the crowd of workers started moving from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament, there were heated clashes and scuffles between the policemen and the protesters at several levels of barricades put up by the Delhi Police. The whole of Delhi echoed with youth climbing the barricades, waving flags and raising slogans, causing huge traffic jams on major roads of Lutyens' Delhi for a few hours. A huge show of strength of opposition unity and determination to protect democracy This huge demonstration was not only a strong protest against the policies of the government, but also proved to be an unprecedented show of strength of the 'India' alliance ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking from the stage, top opposition leaders said that no matter how many obstacles are faced or repressive policies are adopted, the fight to protect the country's Constitution and the common man's right to vote will continue from the streets to the Parliament. Unique symbols like garlands of fingers, iron chains and a 1 kilometer long voter list have made this demonstration one of the most memorable and effective mass movements in the history of Indian politics.
