Indian Youth Leader Says Protest Will Go Ahead Despite Detentions
- Delhi Police rejected the Cockroach Janta Party’s request to protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing short notice, alleged non-compliance during an earlier protest, and law-and-order concerns.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the protest would proceed despite the lack of permission, while the party reported detentions of supporters.
- The demonstration targets Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a voter-list revision that critics say removed 130 million voters.
- Authorities planned to deploy about 23,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel and 20,000 Delhi Police personnel, with restrictions on movement and transportation possible.
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India deploys police, restricts transport ahead of major protest
The protests, called by the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), are the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision. Demonstrations erupted across the country after a newspaper investigation last month alleged misconduct by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI has rejected allegations of impropriety in the "special intensive revision", saying it was in…
India Begins Mass Arrests of ‘Cockroach’ Student Protesters
India’s Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a youth movement that takes its self-deprecating name from an insult by an Indian official, said on Thursday that police have begun mass arrests of CJP activists to stave off a mass demonstration planned in New Delhi on Saturday.
Unprecedented security clampdown in Delhi; 25k personnel deployed, 57 metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended
New Delhi, Oct 9: An unprecedented security clampdown has been enforced in the Capital ahead of Saturday, after Delhi Police denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar, with the deployment of 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel, closure of 57 metro stations, suspension of internet services and intensive checks at city's border points, railway stations, bus terminals, hotels and other sensitive location…
Youth-led movement claims 'thousands detained' across the country ahead of weekend protest over deletion of voters from electoral rolls
Delhi Police denies permission for CJP protest; SC says Metro cannot be shut down completely
Delhi Police denied permission for an October 10 protest demanding the Chief Election Commissioner 's resignation, citing short notice and rule violations, while the Supreme Court opposed a complete metro shutdown.
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