Tricolours, Satirical Placards Mark CJP's 'Lehra Do Tiranga' Protest At Azad Maidan Over Electoral Roll Concerns
Mumbai: Tricolours draped across shoulders, flags held aloft and satirical placards taking aim at the Election Commission marked the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Azad Maidan on Friday. While the turnout remained modest compared with the crowds anticipated by organisers, citizens, activists and political figures gathered to express solidarity with the party’s…
Mumbai's Azad Maidan hosted the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) 'Lehrao Tiranga' protest on Friday, drawing a modest crowd of 50 to 100 protesters. The demonstration, held with Mumbai Police permission, concluded peacefully with the national anthem. Demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, scrapping the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and the use of ballot papers over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs for future elections, the protesters also criticized the arrests of CJP spokespersons Ashutosh Ranka and Saurabh Das by the Delhi Police.
Social activist Anjali Damania and MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande expressed solidarity with the protesters, emphasizing the need to protect democracy and challenge the government's actions.
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