India: CJP Leaders Allege Mass Detentions, Decry 'Emergency'
The party said officers detained more than 10,000 supporters nationwide and took Deepak Baliyan into custody before a planned march to demand Gyanesh Kumar’s removal.
- 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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India: CJP leaders allege mass detentions, decry 'emergency'
The Cockroach Janta Party claims authorities are carrying out mass arrests ahead of its planned protest on October 10. Founder 'Cockroach' Abhijeet Dipke has accused the Modi government of "intimidation." DW has more.
(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = Ahead of large-scale protests in India by the Gen Z-led Cockroach People's Party (CJP) targeting allegations of unfairness by the election commission...
Indian authorities have arrested thousands of supporters of the Cockroaches movement, the movement says on social media. Prominent members such as spokesman Deepak Baliyan were also reportedly arrested days before a major protest in the capital, New Delhi. Demonstrations have been held in India for days due to a controversial revision of the electoral rolls. As a result, activists say millions of Indians risk being unable to vote in future elec…
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