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Heavy security in Delhi ahead of CJP's 'Lehra do Tiranga' protest on October 16
Police cited prohibitory orders and said a limited number of people may be allowed to wave the national flag at a suitable location.
- On Friday, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke urged supporters to gather at Central Park in Connaught Place at 5 p.m. to wave the national flag, defying the park's closure by authorities.
- Authorities remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar, which was recently denotified as a designated protest site, prompting Dipke's call.
- The New Delhi Municipal Council closed Central Park for 'administrative reasons' on October 16–17, while the Delhi High Court declined to restrain the protest, recording police assurances to manage the gathering.
- Business activity in Connaught Place has plummeted to 30-35% of normal levels due to recurring protests, forcing traders to maintain operations while police deploy barricades and significant security forces to regulate the area.
- The CJP's demonstration is part of a broader nationwide agitation involving student groups and opposition leaders demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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NEW DELHI — Thousands of 'cockroach' protesters are set to return to the streets of Delhi on Friday after a court refused to issue an order restraining the youth-led movement seeking electoral reforms, days after police prevented their last mass demonstration and two of their leaders were sent to jail.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called on supporters to gather at Central Park in Connaught Place, a busy commercial district. The call follow…
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Ahead of the CJP's "Lahara Do Tiranga" march, the New Delhi Municipal Council has ordered Central Park in Connaught Place to be closed to the public on October 16 and 17. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for a march here on October 16 at 5 pm.
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