Indian Youth Leader Says Protest Will Go Ahead Despite Detentions
Authorities are deploying 23,000 CAPF personnel and 20,000 Delhi Police officers as organizers press ahead despite no permission and mass detentions.
- On Friday, the Cockroach Janta Party alleged that authorities detained over 10,000 protesters nationwide ahead of Saturday's march to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- CJP national spokesperson Deepak Baliyan was allegedly picked up and "brutally assaulted" by the Alwar Police on Thursday, according to party claims that he was recovering from a leg fracture.
- Police across multiple states detained activists; in Madhya Pradesh, student groups were held at Itarsi, while New Delhi officials warned residents that gatherings near Jantar Mantar violate Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia rejected the accusations, saying they were "being levelled by an irresponsible, anarchist opposition," while the Election Commission denied political motives behind voter list revisions.
- Protestors accuse the Election Commission of removing opposition voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, though the commission asserts revisions aim only to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.
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"Partido das Baratas" denounced Deepak Baliyan's arrest at his own residence, claiming that the spokesman would have been "accused, assaulted and detained by the Rajasthan Police."
In Alwar, Rajasthan, police arrived at the home of CJP activist Deepak Baliyan ahead of a planned protest in Delhi. CJP leader Ashutosh Ranka shared a live video on social media alleging that the police took Deepak Baliyan away. However, the Alwar police have denied the allegations of detention and assault.
'Late application': Delhi police deny nod for CJP's Oct 10 protest
Delhi Police has denied permission for a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party and student groups against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar on October 10. The denial was due to a late application submission and past rule violations.
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