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Delhi Police Prepare Plan to Block CJP Jantar Mantar Protest

Delhi Police Prepare Plan to Block CJP Jantar Mantar Protest
In graphics: Police’s ‘fail-safe plan’ to block CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest · indianexpress.com

Police in Delhi are getting ready for a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.

The protest is being organized by the Cockroach Janta Party.

It concerns the chief election commissioner and alleged problems with a voter-list review process.

Around 5,000 police officers are already in the district, and that number might grow.

Police say they are using lessons from a protest held in June.

That earlier protest called for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign over alleged corruption in public exams.

The article says he later quit.

Police believe their new preparations will avoid problems they saw last time.

Key facts

Planned protest
Cockroach Janta Party-led demonstration at Jantar Mantar
Date
Saturday, October 10; year unspecified
Stated protest issue
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision
Police deployment
About 5,000 personnel in New Delhi district
Possible deployment
Police officers said the number could rise to 15,000
Previous protest
A CJP protest took place in June over alleged corruption in the public examination system
Police assessment
Senior officers believe there were two serious lapses during the June protest

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