India releases 'cockroach' protest leaders after mass detentions in Delhi
AI-generated briefing · First published
CJP leaders were freed Sunday after nearly 24 hours in custody; fresh protests called for Sunday.
Hundreds of protesters were detained in Delhi on Saturday as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) tried to hold an unauthorised demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained on arrival from Mumbai and released Sunday on the condition they not breach the peace for one year. [2] [3] [4] [5]
After release, the leaders vowed to continue peaceful protests and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of treating the movement like a war. [2] [4] [5]
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