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BJP Leader’s Daughter Detained as Delhi Police Restrict Protesters
A group called the Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi.
It wanted the chief election official to resign because protesters alleged problems with changes to voter lists.
Yashaswinee Raje Singh said police detained her while she was sitting in a park near Bangla Sahib.
She said she was taken to Keshav Puram police station.
Police detained more than 1,000 people across the city.
More than 40,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed.
Four former chief ministers were also detained while trying to join the protest.
Mamata Banerjee said the opposition would keep fighting for people’s voices.
Yashaswinee Raje Singh said Delhi Police detained her Saturday while she was sitting in a park near Bangla Sahib.
Singh said she was being held at Keshav Puram police station.
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a Jantar Mantar demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities.
Police detained more than 1,000 protesters across Delhi, while over 40,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed.
Four former chief ministers—Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan and Manik Sarkar—were also detained while attempting to join the protest.
- Who
- Yashaswinee Raje Singh, other protesters, and four former chief ministers were among those detained by Delhi Police.
- What
- Police detained protesters ahead of a planned demonstration calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- Across Delhi, including near Bangla Sahib; the planned demonstration was at Jantar Mantar.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- The protesters sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Planned protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest organizer
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Main demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Detentions reported
- More than 1,000 protesters across Delhi
- Security deployment
- More than 40,000 Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces personnel
- Singh’s reported location
- Keshav Puram police station
- Other detained leaders
- Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan and Manik Sarkar
Quotes
Yashaswinee Raje Singh
Daughter of former BJP MLA Vikram Singh, detained during the Delhi protests.
“Detained near Bangla Sahib for sitting in a park. Currently being held in Keshav Puram police station.”
NDTV
“We the INDIA alliance will continue to fight to strengthen people's voice.”
NDTV
Sources
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