Indian Youth Leader Says Protest Will Go Ahead Despite Detentions
Police deployed more than 20,000 personnel and imposed transport curbs as the CJP pressed ahead with demands for the election chief to resign.
- 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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Barricades, closed metro stations and massive police reinforcements. The center of the Indian capital New Delhi is on the foot of war on Friday, on the eve of an opposition demonstration to demand the resignation of the president of the electoral commission.
India steps up security ahead of a major protest in New Delhi over voter lists – WTOP News
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities stepped up security in the Indian capital on Friday and announced transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration by India’s “Cockroach” movement, seeking to limit access to a growing campaign against a contentious revision of voter lists that has led to nationwide protests. Thousands of protesters are expected to gather...
India steps up security ahead of a major protest in New Delhi over vot
Security personnel keep vigil from the rooftop of a building as members of the student wing of India's Congress party and other protesters gather to start a march demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
"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.
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