Delhi police detain Cockroach leaders ahead of banned protest
AI-generated briefing · First published
Abhijeet Dipke and other CJP leaders were detained on arrival in New Delhi; authorities deployed tens of thousands of police and imposed travel and internet curbs to block an unauthorised rally demanding the election chief's resignation.
Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders on arrival in New Delhi on Saturday before an unauthorised protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged voter-list manipulation. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Authorities deployed around 43,000 police and paramilitary personnel, suspended mobile internet in central Delhi, closed dozens of metro stations and cancelled trains to prevent the rally at Jantar Mantar. [1] [2] [4] [5]
Opposition figures including Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Shashi Tharoor condemned the crackdown, likening it to an undeclared emergency, while the BJP accused them of trying to incite tension. [1] [2] [4]
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