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CJP Leaders to Protest in Delhi, Condemn Detentions
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi on October 10.
Its leaders wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They said changes to voter lists had removed people’s names unfairly.
The party said some people travelling to the protest were stopped or detained.
It also alleged that its spokesperson and his brother were assaulted in Rajasthan.
CJP asked for detainees to be released and allowed to travel safely.
It criticised reported train cancellations, metro station closures and mobile internet restrictions.
The article does not include a response from the authorities.
Abhijeet Dipke said the protest should go ahead even if he were detained.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were expected at Delhi airport on Saturday before a protest at Jantar Mantar.
The October 10 demonstration seeks Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
CJP alleged that 15–30 people travelling from Pune were made to leave the Goa Express at Itarsi Junction and detained; it also reported interceptions of activists from other states.
The organisation claimed that its spokesperson Deepak Baliyan and his brother were assaulted in Rajasthan, and that some detainees were pressured to sign good-behaviour bonds.
CJP demanded detainees’ release and safe passage to Delhi, and criticised reported transport and communications restrictions; authorities’ responses were not included.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party leaders, including Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, and people travelling to join the protest.
- What
- CJP planned a protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and condemned alleged detentions of protesters.
- Where
- The protest was planned at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. CJP also reported detentions at Itarsi Junction in Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The protest was planned for October 10; the leaders were expected at Delhi airport on Saturday morning.
- Why
- CJP cited alleged electoral irregularities and concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Planned protest date
- October 10
- Planned protest location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- CJP demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Other demands
- CJP called for restoring voters’ names allegedly deleted wrongly and greater transparency in the voter-roll revision process.
- Reported train incident
- CJP alleged that 15–30 students and members travelling from Pune were made to deboard the Goa Express at Itarsi Junction and detained.
- Authorities’ response
- No response from authorities was included in the report.
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Cockroach Janta Party
“Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar did not seek the permission of citizens before using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to delete names from voter rolls. If the state can carry out such a massive deletion of voting rights without accountability, why must citizens beg for permission to exercise their fundamental right to dissent?”
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“I will not be cowed down because we want to save the democracy in the country.”
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