Protesters seek CEC’s resignationat Lehra Do Tiranga in Mumbai
Amol Asulkar, coordinator of Citizens for Justice and Peace, says the demonstration was organised in solidarity with the protesters in New Delhi.
Protesters in Mumbai gathered at Azad Maidan on Friday, October 16, 2026, under the banner of 'Lehra Do Tiranga' to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the release of activists detained in New Delhi. The demonstration was organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in solidarity with protesters opposing what they described as an authoritarian rule in India.
Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were arrested for unfurling the National Flag, an act they claim is being punished under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported 43 journalists were detained while covering the protests, with several reporting being struck or hit by police.
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