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CJP Leaders to Seek New Date for Jantar Mantar Protest
The Cockroach Janta Party wants to hold a peaceful protest in Delhi.
It wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and wants a voter-list review to stop.
Police detained people who tried to reach the protest site on Sunday.
Reports gave different numbers for how many people were detained.
Some CJP leaders were later released.
They say they will meet police on Monday to ask for a new protest date.
The party says it may announce another protest if it gets no date within 24 hours.
The Election Commission says the voter-list review is being done transparently and denies the party’s claims.
CJP leaders said they would meet Delhi Police at Parliament Street Police Station at 10 a.m. Monday to seek a new date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
The party is seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Police detained protesters on Sunday; reports differ on the number, with one saying thousands and another saying more than 100.
CJP spokespersons and founder Abhijeet Dipke were released; one report says a court required them not to breach the peace for a year.
CJP warned it would call another protest if police did not provide a date within 24 hours; the Election Commission denies the party’s allegations.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party leaders and protesters; Delhi Police; Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- CJP leaders plan to ask police for a new date for a peaceful protest seeking Kumar’s resignation and a halt to the Special Intensive Revision.
- Where
- Parliament Street Police Station and Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- When
- The meeting is planned for Monday at 10 a.m., after police detained protesters on Sunday.
- Why
- CJP alleges irregularities in the electoral-roll revision and says eligible voters were removed; the Election Commission denies the allegations.
CJP’s allegations
Election Commission’s response
Electoral-roll revision
CJP’s allegations
CJP alleges irregularities and says eligible voters were removed through unilateral decisions, benefiting the ruling BJP.
Election Commission’s response
The Election Commission says the revision is transparent and intended to remove ineligible people from voter lists.
Protest and detention
CJP’s allegations
CJP says it seeks a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar and will call another protest if police do not provide a date within 24 hours.
Election Commission’s response
Delhi Police detained protesters attempting to reach the site; one report says the Supreme Court directed the Centre against illegal detention and ordered free movement and assembly.
Key facts
- Planned meeting
- Monday at 10 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Parliament Street Police Station
- Proposed protest site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Other CJP demand
- Halt the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Detention figures reported
- One report says thousands were detained; another says more than 100.
- CJP warning
- The party said it would call another protest if it did not receive a date within 24 hours.
- Election Commission response
- It says the revision is being conducted transparently to remove ineligible people from voter lists.
Quotes
Ashutosh Ranka
CJP national spokesperson
“Tomorrow at 10AM, me, Saurav Das, Ratna Singh along with other CJP leaders, will go to Parliament Street Police Station to get a date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.”
thestatesman.com
“Delhi Police can give us a date for Jantar Mantar in 24 hours, or we will give another protest call ourselves.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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