Tricolour march held in CP amid restrictions, detentions
Police detained 100-150 protesters, including CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and AISA president Neha Bora, as security was tightened across Lutyens’ Delhi.
At least 2,000 people gathered in the inner circle of Connaught Place, New Delhi, on Friday evening to march under the Tricolour. This march was organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and various student organizations, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The police had initially denied permission for the rally, closed Central Park for two days, and detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke hours before the event began.
Despite the restrictions, the protest proceeded, with around 6,000 security personnel deployed across Lutyens' Delhi. The march disrupted traffic to some extent, but shops and restaurants remained largely open. Connaught Place remained the focal point of the protest, with participants also raising slogans against Kumar beyond the market and at nearby areas like Mandi House, Janpath Market, Firoz Shah Road, and Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
The march was the latest in a series of protests demanding Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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