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Leaders Criticise Train Cancellations Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest
A group called the Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi for October 10.
The protest is asking the chief election official to resign over alleged problems with voter lists.
Some opposition leaders criticised the cancellation of trains that were due to arrive in Delhi that morning.
The railways said the cancellations were because roads near two stations might be crowded.
The CPI(M) said it had taken some of the restrictions to the Supreme Court.
The CJP also criticised proposed metro station closures and a large police deployment.
It claimed one of its organisers was being kept at home by police.
The article reports these claims and does not independently confirm them.
The Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc leaders criticised train cancellations ahead of an October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar.
The protest seeks Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision.
Railways said some trains arriving at New Delhi or Hazrat Nizamuddin on October 10 would be cancelled because of anticipated road congestion.
The CPI(M) said its general secretary, M A Baby, had challenged restrictions in the Supreme Court, with Kapil Sibal representing him.
The CJP alleged its organiser Deepak Baliyan was under house arrest; the party also cited planned metro station closures and a large police deployment.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, INDIA bloc leaders, and CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby.
- What
- Leaders criticised travel restrictions ahead of a protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other locations in New Delhi.
- When
- The protest was scheduled for October 10; the train cancellations applied to services due to arrive between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. that day.
- Why
- The protest concerns alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; authorities cited anticipated road congestion as the reason for the train cancellations.
Critics and protest organisers
Authorities’ stated rationale
Train cancellations
Critics and protest organisers
CJP and INDIA bloc leaders criticised the cancellations as restrictions on people travelling to the protest.
Authorities’ stated rationale
The Railway Board cited anticipated road traffic congestion between New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations.
Other protest-related restrictions
Critics and protest organisers
CPI(M) challenged restrictions in the Supreme Court, while the CJP criticised proposed metro station closures and alleged that an organiser was under house arrest.
Authorities’ stated rationale
Delhi Police urged the metro operator to shut 57 stations; the article does not provide an official response to the wider criticism or the house-arrest allegation.
Key facts
- Protest date
- October 10
- Protest venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Issue cited by organisers
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Train cancellation window
- Services departing after 2 p.m. on October 9 and due at New Delhi or Hazrat Nizamuddin between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. on October 10
- Railways’ stated reason
- Anticipated road traffic congestion between New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations
- Metro stations
- Delhi Police urged the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to shut 57 stations ahead of the protest
- Legal challenge
- CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby moved the Supreme Court challenging restrictions
Quotes
Aaditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Maharashtra legislator
“Trains are cancelled, the metro is cancelled. It looks as if the ruling party has called for a Bharat Bandh. There is an emergency-like atmosphere…This situation exists because they want to save the traitor gang, and we are fighting against it. You will see this street protest intensifying at different places.”
theprint.in
“This is a big win for the youth of India and @Cockroachisback @abhijeet_dipke Bravo! Even before a ball has been bowled, the shit scared government has its knickers in a twist!”
theprint.in
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