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Protest Against Election Commissioner: CJP Founder Abhijit Deshmukh Released
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News18•11-10-2026, 10:49
Protest Against Election Commissioner: CJP Founder Abhijit Deshmukh Released
- •INDIA bloc MPs and opposition leaders staged protests in Delhi demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over the special intensive revision of voter lists.
- •Top leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, and Thol. Thirumavalavan marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan and met President Droupadi Murmu to seek the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner.
- •Ahead of the planned protest by the Karappampoochi Janata Party, heavy security restrictions were implemented across Delhi, including the closure of metro stations.
- •CJP founder Abhijit Deshmukh, who traveled from Mumbai to Delhi, was preemptively arrested right inside the aircraft upon landing at the Delhi airport.
- •Arrested individuals Abhijit Deshmukh, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranga were produced before a judge and released on the condition that they would not breach peace for one year.
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Karappampoochi Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Deshmukh was preemptively arrested to prevent a planned party protest in Delhi demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
After being presented before a judge following their arrest, Abhijit Deshmukh, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranga were released on the condition that they would not engage in any activity considered a breach of peace for one year.
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, and VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan met President Droupadi Murmu to demand the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner.
