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Cockroach Janta Party Holds Protest in Mumbai Demanding CEC Resignation
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News18•16-10-2026, 19:30
Cockroach Janta Party Holds Protest in Mumbai Demanding CEC Resignation
- •Cockroach Janta Party activists organized a Lehra Do Tiranga protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Social activist Anjali Damania and MNS leader Sandip Deshpande addressed the gathering, criticizing government actions and pressing issues like inflation and unemployment.
- •The protest expressed solidarity with jailed CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were arrested following a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- •Authorities deployed 500 police personnel around Azad Maidan and the adjacent Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Metro station to maintain law and order during the rally.
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Cockroach Janata Party activists held the Lehra Do Tiranga protest at Azad Maidan to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and express solidarity with detained party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das.
The leaders were sent to a five-day judicial custody after entering Jantar Mantar and raising slogans demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation, which followed the home ministry's withdrawal of Jantar Mantar's status as a designated protest site.
Authorities deployed 500 police personnel to maintain law and order around Azad Maidan and the adjacent Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Metro station ahead of the protest.
