'Jantar Mantar's Story Not India's Story': BJP Dismisses Anti-CEC Protests in Delhi as Failure of 'Anarchists'
- On Saturday, October 10, the Cockroach Janata Party organized the 'Jantar Mantar 2.0' protest in New Delhi, triggering an unprecedented security response with sweeping movement restrictions and internet suspensions across the capital.
- The agitation sought accountability over alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Authorities deployed more than 35,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel, closed 45 metro stations, and detained 1,500 people including YouTuber Dhruv Rathee ahead of the demonstration.
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav supported the youth-led agitation, asserting that government efforts to halt dissent through force would prove a 'bigger mistake' for the administration.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke urged protesters on Tuesday to reject conspiracy theories, arguing that officials manipulate public perception by treating demonstrations differently to divide opposition groups.
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‘Don’t fall into the trap’: Abhijeet Dipke alleges govt pitting CJP against Oppn in anti-Gyanesh Kumar protests
Drawing a comparison with the INDIA bloc's protest on Monday, Dipke pointed out that the opposition demonstration did not face the kind of crackdown witnessed during the CJP protest on October 10.
'Jantar Mantar's story not India's story': BJP dismisses anti-CEC protests in Delhi as failure of 'anarchists'
Delhi Police, on Saturday, detained several protesters who gathered near Jantar Mantar to demonstrate, as they did not have permission to hold a protest there.
BJP MP Sambit Patra criticized the opposition and protesters over the events that took place during the Cockroach Janata Party's demonstration at Jantar Mantar. He said India is peaceful and the attempt to hold the capital hostage failed.
Jantar Mantar will spring everywhere: Akhilesh Yadav on Delhi Police's CJP Protest Curb
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav backs Gen Z protest at Jantar Mantar, warns BJP governmentThe protest, which is set to take place on October 10 under the banner of 'Jantar Mantar 2.0', is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and accusing him of foul play related to the Special Intensive Revision on electoral rolls.Akhilesh's X post on Saturday said that y
'Nation will unite': Akhilesh Yadav fires salvo at govt as Delhi turns into fortress
In a post on X, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has targeted the government for turning Delhi into a fortress ahead of CJP's protest and warned that the move would turn into a "bigger mistake".
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