CJP renews protest call as Abhijeet Dipke, Dhruv Rathee remain detained; Delhi Police cite ‘broken promises’ amid crackdown
Delhi Police reportedly released all the detainees from the detention centers except CJP leaders. This comes amid a widespread crackdown in national capital.
Delhi saw a major crackdown and numerous detentions on Saturday, including former chief ministers and high-profile figures Abhijit Dipke and Dhruv Rathee. The protests were sparked by CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke, who called for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Despite the police releasing many protesters after a day, Dipke and Rathee remained in custody. The CJP reissued a call for protest on Sunday at Jantar Mantar, with the police citing "broken promises and shattered trust" as the reason for denying permission to hold the demonstration there. The Delhi Police highlighted that the CJP had not honored its signed undertaking from June-July, when they demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination irregularities.
CJP leaders from across India were detained, including former chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan, and Manik Sarkar.
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