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Paswan Calls Delhi CJP Protests Attempt to Create Anarchy
Chirag Paswan said protests in Delhi by a group called the Cockroach Janata Party were meant to cause disorder.
The protests were about alleged problems with changes to voter lists.
The party and opposition groups want the chief election commissioner to resign.
Police detained protesters on Saturday and Sunday as demonstrators tried to reach Jantar Mantar.
Paswan said the government and police acted to prevent a bigger disturbance.
He also said his party does not support using force against young people.
Paswan criticized Congress for its protests and for its response to allegations against one of its MPs, who was also a university professor.
The professor denies the fairness of his dismissal and called it a witch hunt.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan said protests by the Cockroach Janata Party in Delhi over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision aimed to create anarchy.
Paswan praised the central government and said police took a tough stance to prevent greater disorder, while adding that his party does not support using force against youth.
Several protesters were detained on Sunday while marching toward Jantar Mantar; the report says more than 7,000 demonstrators were detained at multiple locations on Saturday.
The CJP and opposition parties are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Paswan criticized Congress over its protests and its response to sexual-harassment allegations against Congress MP and JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who called his dismissal a witch hunt.
- Who
- Union Minister Chirag Paswan, the Cockroach Janata Party, opposition parties, protesters and Delhi police.
- What
- Paswan denounced the CJP protests as an attempt to create anarchy and defended the authorities’ response.
- Where
- Delhi, India; Paswan made his remarks to reporters in Patna.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the report also describes detentions on Saturday.
- Why
- The demonstrations concerned alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Paswan and government response
Protesters and opposition demands
Purpose of the demonstrations
Paswan and government response
Paswan characterized the CJP protests as an effort to promote anarchy and said its leaders should be identified and stopped.
Protesters and opposition demands
The CJP and opposition parties were protesting alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision and seeking the chief election commissioner’s resignation.
Police response
Paswan and government response
Paswan said authorities appropriately brought the situation under control and that police acted to prevent greater disorder, while stating his party does not support force against youth.
Protesters and opposition demands
The report says security personnel detained protesters as they marched toward Jantar Mantar, and that more than 7,000 demonstrators were detained at multiple locations on Saturday.
Dismissal of Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
Paswan and government response
Paswan described the sexual-harassment allegations against the Congress MP and JNU professor as deeply concerning and criticized Congress for its response.
Protesters and opposition demands
Akoijam termed his dismissal a witch hunt and questioned whether due process had been followed.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Chirag Paswan, Union Minister and national president of LJP(RV)
- Protest organizer
- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Protest location
- Delhi, including routes toward Jantar Mantar
- Protest issue
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Protest demand
- The CJP and opposition parties called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign
- Reported Saturday detentions
- More than 7,000 demonstrators were detained at multiple locations, according to the report
- University action
- JNU dismissed professor and Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam following sexual-harassment complaints; he called the dismissal a witch hunt
Quotes
Chirag Paswan
Union minister and president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
“Democracy in a country like India is not a joke…Governments will come and go, and leaders will come and go, but India’s democracy can never be destroyed.”
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“I believe that yesterday’s protest was meant to promote anarchy.”
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Sources
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