CJP protest in Goa: Police detain several demonstrators, block entry to Azad Maidan
We don't know how many of them are detained because they were lifting everyone who was heading to Azad Maidan, one of the protesters said.
Goa police detained demonstrators attempting to march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (October 11, 2026). The protest, organized by the Cockroach Janta party, aimed to block entry to Azad Maidan, a venue housing a martyrs' memorial. Authorities apprehended several protesters, including former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Ferdin Rebello and CJP leader Amreen Shaikh, before the demonstration could commence.
The police barred senior figures from entering Azad Maidan, forcing the protest onto the adjacent main road. Activists demanded clarification of the law prohibiting citizens from entering the site and criticized alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.
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