Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Ajinkya Shinde Calls for Mumbai Protest After Detentions
Ajinkya Shinde, a member of the Cockroach Janta Party, called for people to gather at Shivaji Park in Mumbai at 4 p.m.
on Sunday.
He said they would meet at T Junction and protest peacefully.
Shinde said the protest was about party leaders and demonstrators being detained.
He accused the government of limiting democracy.
The wider demonstrations are also calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They are connected to a dispute over the Special Intensive Revision.
Police increased security at Shivaji Park after Shinde’s announcement.
Police said more than 400 people were detained in Mumbai during a protest on Saturday.
Cockroach Janta Party member Ajinkya Shinde called for a protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Shinde said the gathering would be at T Junction and described it as a peaceful protest.
He said the protest was against the detention of party leaders and other demonstrators, and accused the government of clamping down on democracy.
The demonstrations are linked to demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign amid the Special Intensive Revision dispute.
Mumbai Police increased security at Shivaji Park; police said more than 400 people were detained during Saturday’s demonstration in Mumbai.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party member Ajinkya Shinde called for a protest.
- What
- A planned protest against detentions and in support of demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 4 p.m.; the article also refers to demonstrations and detentions on Saturday.
- Where
- T Junction at Shivaji Park, Mumbai.
- Why
- Shinde said the protest was in response to the detention of party leaders and demonstrators and what he described as a clampdown on democracy.
- Protest organizer
- Ajinkya Shinde, a Cockroach Janta Party member
- Planned time
- 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2026
- Planned location
- T Junction, Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Stated protest focus
- Detentions of party leaders and demonstrators
- Related demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Related issue
- The Special Intensive Revision dispute
- Detentions reported by police
- More than 400 people detained in Mumbai during Saturday’s demonstration
- Security
- Mumbai Police increased deployment at Shivaji Park after the announcement