Security stepped up in India's capital for 'cockroach' movement rally
Police and paramilitary forces were deployed as the group pressed for the release of jailed leaders and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke urged supporters to gather at Central Park, Connaught Place at 5 PM on Friday, October 16 for a 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march protesting the detention of party leaders.
- CJP activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar and violating peace bonds after entering the denotified protest site on October 13.
- New Delhi Municipal Council closed Central Park for two days citing 'administrative reasons,' while Delhi Police deployed more than 6,000 personnel and 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to enforce prohibitory orders.
- The Delhi High Court declined to restrain the CJP protest on October 16, recording police assurances to implement 'all possible measures' for crowd control, while the Supreme Court refused an urgent plea against the closure.
- Protests extend a month-long campaign demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which critics claim have disenfranchised voters.
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India voter-roll row escalates as Delhi blocks fresh protest against election chief
NEW DELHI, Oct 16 — Authorities closed a central New Delhi park today before a fresh protest seeking the removal of India’s election chief over a voter-roll revision that critics say has disenfranchised millions.Organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the campaign has become the focal point of opposition anger over allegations that the revised rolls favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.The Election Commission of India, which …
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India closes down New Delhi park ahead of 'cockroach' movement rally
NEW DELHI Authorities closed a central New Delhi park Friday before a fresh protest seeking the removal of India’s election chief over a voter-roll revision that critics say has disenfranchised millions. Organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the campaign has become the focal point of opposition anger over allegations that the revised rolls favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The Election Commission of India, which oversee…
Indian authorities heighten security, close park ahead of 'cockroach' movement rally
Authorities have closed a central park in the Indian capital ahead of the latest protest by the youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party". The group has held near-daily demonstrations calling for the national election authority chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million people from voter lists.
6,000 cops, 220 companies of CAPF, expanded CCTV network in place for CJP’s ‘Tiranga’ march
New Delhi, Oct 16: More than 6,000 Delhi Police personnel, 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces and an expanded CCTV camera network have been pressed into service in the New Delhi area ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at the Central Park in Connaught Place on Friday. The elaborate security arrangements cover Connaught Place, Rajiv Chowk, Central Park, Jantar Mantar, Palika Bazaar, nearby Metro statio…
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