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Tushar Gandhi Detained Ahead of Mumbai Protest Backing CJP

Tushar Gandhi planned to join a protest in Mumbai to support a protest in Delhi.

He leads a group called Hum Bharat Ke Log and invited people to meet at August Kranti Maidan.

Police stopped him and some of his associates on Saturday.

Police said the gathering did not have permission and the site was not allowed for protests under a court order.

Gandhi said online that he had been arrested, but police said they had only detained him.

The Delhi protest was called by the Cockroach Janta Party over claims that voter lists had been changed unfairly.

The allegations concern electoral-roll updates and changes to a voter-registration form.

The articles report the allegations but do not establish whether they are true.

Key facts

Planned Mumbai gathering: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at August Kranti Maidan
Detention location: Tushar Gandhi was picked up in Bandra and taken to DN Nagar police station
Other activist detained: Feeroz Mithiborwala was taken from his residence to MIDC police station
Organiser: Hum Bharat Ke Log, headed by Tushar Gandhi
Related Delhi protest: The CJP planned a demonstration at Jantar Mantar
Police position on permission: Police said no application had been submitted to Gamdevi police station and no permission had been granted
Police position on the venue: Authorities said August Kranti Maidan is not a designated protest site under a Bombay High Court order
Allegations behind CJP protest: Alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes involving Form 6

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m.rediff.com · 8 hrs ago