Indian police detain 'cockroach' leaders ahead of protest against election commission
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders were detained before disembarking from a flight, ahead of a protest on alleged misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision.
Mumbai Police detained Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, as he traveled to August Kranti Maidan for a solidarity protest with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The demonstration aimed to pressure Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. Gandhi was taken to DN Nagar police station following his arrest. CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained upon their arrival at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Other activists, including Saurav Das and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, were similarly detained before they could reach Jantar Mantar in Delhi to support the protest. Mumbai authorities increased security measures around various locations, including Shivaji Park in Dadar, where VBA workers were detained during a previous demonstration.
In Delhi, exit gates at multiple Metro stations were closed, and over 250 trains were canceled due to heightened security concerns.
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