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Left Leaders Detained by Delhi Police Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest
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Moneycontrol•10-10-2026, 12:54
Left Leaders Detained by Delhi Police Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest
- •Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) leaders were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday.
- •Other detained leaders included CPI(M) General Secretary M.A Baby, Brinda Karat, and John Brittas.
- •The detentions occurred ahead of a planned protest march to Jantar Mantar.
- •The demonstrators were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A Baby, senior leader Brinda Karat, and Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas were among the Left leaders detained by Delhi Police on Saturday.
The protesters and detained Left leaders marched to Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders including Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha, along with student organizations like SFI, DYFI, and AISA, previously staged demonstrations and faced detentions by Delhi Police demanding accountability and the resignation or arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
