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Protests in India in 2023
24 protests we have recorded in 2023, each with its own sourced case file: Bengaluru Kannada signboard protest, Gogamedi killing and the Rajasthan bandh, Imphal student protests over two killings and more.
Karnataka · Dec 2023Bengaluru Kannada signboard protestKRV tore down English signboards; Gowda jailed; 60% Kannada made lawRajasthan · Dec 2023Gogamedi killing and the Rajasthan bandhKarni Sena chief shot in Jaipur, a statewide bandh, NIA chargesheet and trialManipur · Sep 2023Imphal student protests over two killingsPhotos of two slain Meitei students led to clashes, an internet ban and CBI arrestsKarnataka · Sep 2023Cauvery water bandhs in KarnatakaBengaluru and Karnataka bandhs over Cauvery releases to Tamil Nadu; 44 flights cancelledMaharashtra · Sep 2023Pusesavali mosque attack, Satara 2023Mob attack after disputed posts kills one; internet cut 3 days; 63 chargesheetedMaharashtra · 2023-24Maratha quota agitation, Jalna 2023-24Jarange's fasts, Jalna lathicharge, Beed arson, sage-soyare and the 10% SEBC ActHaryana · Jul-Aug 2023Nuh violence and Gurugram clashes, 2023VHP yatra attacked in Nuh, six dead, curfew, demolitions stayed by High CourtTamil Nadu · Jul 2023PMK siege of NLC at NeyveliPaddy razed for a canal on NLC land; Anbumani detained, stones, tear gas, 26 remandedMeghalaya · Jul 2023Tura CM office attack, 2023Mob stoned Meghalaya CM's Tura office during winter capital talks; curfew, arrestsManipur · Jul 2023Manipur video: Kuki-Zo women case protestsA May 2023 assault came to light on 19 July, sparking rallies, a SC case and a CBI trialMaharashtra · Jun 2023Kolhapur bandh over Aurangzeb postsStatus posts led to a bandh, stone-pelting, lathicharge, an internet cut and 36 arrestsHaryana · Jun 2023Sunflower MSP stir: Shahabad and PipliNH-44 blocked twice, lathicharge, Charuni jailed; rate raised to Rs 6,000 to end stirUttarakhand · Jun 2023Purola: posters tell Muslim traders to leaveA case called 'love jihad' led dozens of Muslim families to leave; both accused acquitted.Manipur · May 2023Manipur ethnic violence from May 2023A march over Meitei ST status set off a conflict; 306 dead by Aug 2026, per the stateMaharashtra · Apr 2023Barsu refinery survey protestWomen blocked soil testing for a Ratnagiri mega refinery; 111 detained, tear gas usedBihar and Bengal · Mar-Apr 2023Ram Navami violence in Bihar and BengalClashes, a burnt madrasa library, 140+ arrests and an NIA probe in Bihar and BengalKarnataka · Mar 2023Banjara quota protest at Yediyurappa's houseStones, lathicharge in Shikaripura over Karnataka's SC internal quota splitRajasthan · Mar-Apr 2023Rajasthan Right to Health doctors' strikePrivate doctors shut hospitals over a free emergency care law; deal on 4 April 2023Punjab · Feb-Apr 2023Ajnala police station storming, 2023Amritpal's supporters freed an aide; crackdown, NSA detention and a 2026 trial followedArunachal Pradesh · Feb 2023APPSC paper leak bandh, Itanagar 2023Aspirants shut Itanagar over a recruitment exam leak; the state met most of 13 demandsUttarakhand · Feb 2023Dehradun paper leak protest and lathichargeYouths seeking a CBI probe clashed with police; the state passed an anti-cheating lawDelhi · Jan-Jun 2023Wrestlers' protest at Jantar MantarOlympic medallists vs WFI chief Brij Bhushan: FIRs, detentions, 2026 acquittalPunjab · Jan 2023Qaumi Insaaf Morcha sit-in, MohaliSit-in at the Mohali-Chandigarh border since 2023 for the release of Sikh prisonersUttarakhand · Jan 2023Joshimath subsidence protestsCracked homes, NTPC tunnel blamed, projects halted; reports cleared tunnel
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