India releases Cockroach Janta Party leaders ahead of new Delhi protests
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A court freed Abhijeet Dipke and two other CJP leaders on Sunday after their Saturday detention; Delhi remains on alert for further protests.
A Delhi court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on Sunday, hours after police detained them on arrival to lead protests for electoral reforms. [1] [2] [3]
Authorities had refused permission for the demonstration at Jantar Mantar, shut 45 metro stations, cancelled trains and deployed thousands of security personnel; media reports said 7,000 people were detained and later freed on Saturday. [2]
The CJP, which is unregistered, also demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation, claims denied by the Election Commission and the BJP. [2]
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