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CJP Leaders Detained Before Planned Protest in Delhi
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi.
It wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged problems in changing electoral rolls.
Police detained several party leaders after their plane arrived from Mumbai.
Other reported detainees included YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and several politicians.
The party said its leaders had been taken to an undisclosed location.
Dipke criticised the police action and said he was ready to be arrested.
The report says more than 1,500 people had been detained in Delhi.
Authorities also planned a large security deployment, and some travel and mobile internet access were restricted.
Delhi Police detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed at Delhi’s IGI Airport.
The Cockroach Janta Party planned to protest at Jantar Mantar and demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities.
Other reported detainees included YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, CJP legal cell head Ratna Singh, and several politicians; detentions were also reported in Mumbai and Chandigarh.
The report says more than 1,500 people had been detained in the capital, with about 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel planned for deployment.
Delhi faced checkpoints and barricades, restrictions at several Metro stations, and mobile internet suspensions in parts of central Delhi.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and other reported protesters and politicians were detained.
- What
- Police detained people ahead of a CJP protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- Delhi, including IGI Airport and Jantar Mantar; other detentions were reported in Gurugram, Mumbai, and Chandigarh.
- When
- Saturday.
- Why
- The CJP planned to protest alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
CJP and protesters
Police and security measures
Detentions ahead of the protest
CJP and protesters
Dipke criticised the police action and said the CJP had come to hold a peaceful protest; the party said its nationwide agitation would continue.
Police and security measures
The report describes extensive security measures, including a planned deployment of about 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel, but does not state the police’s specific rationale for the detentions.
Alleged electoral-roll irregularities
CJP and protesters
The CJP alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, including the Special Intensive Revision, and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police and security measures
The article reports the CJP’s allegations but provides no response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission.
Key facts
- Protest organiser
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Planned protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Main demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Main airport detentions
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka
- Reported detentions in Delhi
- More than 1,500 people
- Planned security deployment
- About 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel
- Reported restrictions
- Mobile internet suspensions in parts of central Delhi and restricted access to several Metro stations
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, detained while travelling to its planned protest.
“This is not something even Indira Gandhi did during the Emergency; this is a worse situation than that, and we are all prepared for arrest”
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