Security stepped up in India's capital for 'cockroach' movement rally
Police and civic authorities tightened security and barred mass gatherings after two CJP leaders were sent to five days of judicial custody.
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called for a 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march at Central Park in Connaught Place today at 5 PM, urging supporters to wave the national flag in protest.
- The arrests of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on October 14 prompted the demonstration; both were remanded to five days of judicial custody for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar.
- Citing 'administrative reasons,' the New Delhi Municipal Council closed Central Park for October 16–17, while Delhi Police cited prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita .
- On Thursday, the Delhi High Court refused to restrain the protest, recording police assurances to implement 'all possible measures' to regulate the gathering; the Supreme Court today declined an urgent hearing on the closure.
- Nearly 130 million names were removed during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, fueling ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision exercise.
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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.
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Protesters have held near-daily demonstrations demanding India’s election chief resign over voter list revisions that critics say favour Narendra Modi’s BJP.
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