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Connaught Place turns sea of tricolour as CJP and students hold flash protests
- •Hundreds of Cockroach Janta Party supporters and student activists staged flash protests in Connaught Place, Palika Bazaar, and Mandi House.
- •Protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Security was heavily stepped up with over 6,000 Delhi Police personnel and 220 CAPF companies deployed after permission for the march was denied.
- •CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained while leaving his house, and minor altercations broke out as police dispersed the crowds.
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Supporters and student activists held flash protests across Connaught Place, Palika Bazaar, and Mandi House to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstrators also called for a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the withdrawal of the 2023 Election Commissioner Appointment Act.
Police deployed more than 6,000 personnel alongside 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces in the New Delhi area. Central Park was closed to the public under Section 163 of the BNSS prohibitory orders, and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained while leaving his house.
Left leaders including MPs John Brittas and Sandosh Kumar participated in the march alongside the Democratic Youth Federation of India, the All India Students’ Association, and the Students’ Federation of India. Additionally, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her support for the CJP agitation.
