Archive · 11 Oct 2026
CJP and SFI Vow to Continue Protest Over Voter Deletions
CJP and SFI activists are protesting over claims that voters were removed from lists.
They want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
The report says thousands of protesters were detained in Delhi on Saturday.
At a press conference, CJP leaders said they had been unlawfully detained.
They also accused police of treating protesters unfairly.
The article does not include a response from police or government officials.
SFI leaders said student groups would support the protest.
The activists said they would keep demonstrating wherever they were stopped.
CJP and SFI leaders said their protest would continue until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
The agitation concerns alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Thousands of protesters were detained across Delhi on Saturday, according to the report.
CJP leaders described their detention as unlawful and alleged police monitored their movements and failed to stop assaults on protesters.
SFI president Adarsh M. Saji said student organisations would support the CJP, and activists said they would protest wherever they were stopped.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists and leaders.
- What
- They vowed to continue an agitation over alleged voter deletions and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- The press conference took place Sunday, after detentions on Saturday.
- Where
- At the Press Club of India in New Delhi, with protesters also seeking to demonstrate at Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- The protest concerns allegations of voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Organisations
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI)
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Issue
- Alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision exercise
- Detentions
- The report says thousands of protesters were detained across Delhi on Saturday.
- Press conference
- Held Sunday at the Press Club of India
- CJP legal head’s reported detention
- Ratna Singh said she was detained for nine hours.
- SFI position
- President Adarsh M. Saji said student organisations would stand with the CJP.