Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Pune CJP Members Disavow Lal Mahal Protest After Detentions
CJP is a group whose supporters planned a protest in Delhi.
A separate gathering happened near Lal Mahal in Pune, where police detained about 100 to 150 people because the protest did not have permission.
A Pune CJP member said the local group did not organise the gathering and did not know about it beforehand.
He said the people there were not members of the Pune group.
Police said those detained supported the wider CJP movement.
They could be released after investigation if they were not connected to other cases.
The planned Delhi protest was about alleged problems in checking voter lists.
Those allegations are disputed, and Delhi Police had not allowed the demonstration.
CJP core member Kushal Gupte said Pune members did not know about or organise the Lal Mahal protest.
Gupte said the protesters were not members of the Pune CJP group and that no group members were detained, to his knowledge.
Pune Police detained about 100–150 people near Lal Mahal on Saturday, October 10, citing lack of protest permission.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Anuja Deshmane said those detained supported the CJP movement and could be released after investigation if they were not linked to other cases.
The gathering came amid police action ahead of a planned CJP protest in Delhi over alleged electoral-roll irregularities; Delhi Police had denied permission.
- Who
- Pune Police detained about 100–150 people; Pune CJP core member Kushal Gupte said the local group was not involved.
- What
- A gathering near Lal Mahal was stopped and attendees were detained for protesting without permission.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Near Lal Mahal in Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Police cited lack of permission; the gathering took place amid a wider CJP movement over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
Police and protest participants
Pune CJP members
Responsibility for the Pune gathering
Police and protest participants
Police said those detained were supporting the movement led by CJP.
Pune CJP members
Kushal Gupte said the Pune CJP core members neither knew about nor organised the protest, and said the protesters were not members of the local group.
Basis for police action
Police and protest participants
Police cited the lack of permission and said the action followed Home Ministry orders.
Pune CJP members
Gupte said a CJP protest in Pune would follow legal procedures, secure police permission, and use the designated protest site.
Electoral-roll allegations
Police and protest participants
The alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls remain contested.
Pune CJP members
CJP’s planned Delhi protest called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the alleged irregularities.
- Detentions
- About 100–150 people
- Location
- Near Lal Mahal, Pune
- Date
- Saturday, October 10; year not stated
- Police deployment
- Reportedly about 500–700 personnel, including some in plain clothes
- Pune CJP position
- Core members said they did not know about or organise the protest
- Planned Delhi protest
- At Jantar Mantar; Delhi Police denied permission
- Demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities