'This is emergency': 10,000 detained ahead of Delhi's Jantar Mantar stir, says CJP
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) claims that over 10,000 supporters have been detained by authorities ahead of a planned protest in Delhi. The party is demonstrating against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging widespread voter deletion.
Why it matters
The mass detention of political activists raises significant concerns regarding democratic rights, freedom of assembly, and the integrity of electoral processes in India.
NEW DELHI: At least 10,000 people have been detained across the country ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10, the party's spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka claimed on Friday.The CJP said those detained included students from Pune who were travelling to Delhi to participate in the protest. According to the party, the students were being taken away in a bus to an unknown location.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke questioned the restrictions on the planned demonstration, responding to a video of activists being detained with the remark: "Why not just declare EMERGENCY?" (sic)"At least 10000 people have been detained across the country across (Cockroach Janta Party), various student orgs, Kisaan and Dalit Sangathans, political parties. THIS IS EMERGENCY," Ranka said in a post on X.
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