Delhi police detain protest leaders as election-roll demonstrations continue
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Police detained hundreds of demonstrators and leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party as authorities restricted movement across New Delhi to prevent a protest at Jantar Mantar over India’s electoral rolls.
The CJP had called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and for officials to halt the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists. The Election Commission says the revision is intended to remove dead, duplicate or ineligible voters and has denied allegations that the process favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving from Mumbai on Saturday. According to The Indian Express, they were released Sunday after about 24 hours and placed under a bond requiring peaceful conduct for one year. The leaders said police confiscated their phones during their detention. Delhi Police had not publicly commented on the detentions, according to the BBC.
Authorities denied permission for the demonstration, barricaded roads and closed Metro stations on Saturday. Protests continued Sunday after Metro service resumed, with groups attempting to march through Connaught Place and other parts of the capital. The Hindu reported that police detained hundreds of people, including student leaders and Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, while journalists covering the demonstrations were also detained.
The Indian Express reported that the Supreme Court directed the central government to prevent illegal detention, allow public movement and assembly, and restore Metro and rail services. CJP leaders said they would ask police Monday to designate a date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
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