Delhi protest Day 2: CJP leaders released, traffic curbs to continue
More than 7,000 protesters, including opposition leaders and former chief ministers, were detained as Delhi Police clamped down on protesters demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was released after detention in connection with the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, while party founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das remain in preventive detention as of Sunday morning. The CJP has called for a fresh march to Jantar Mantar at around 10 am on Sunday, with the party vowing to continue its agitation until its demands are met.
The protest is centered on demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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