{
  "id": 13471746,
  "title": "Mamata, Kejriwal and 7,000 protesters released; CJP leaders still in detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mamata-kejriwal-and-7-000-protesters-released-cjp-leaders-still-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:53:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/delhi-protests-mamata-kejriwal-and-7000-protesters-released-cjp-leaders-still-in-detention/articleshow/134858005.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi Police released more than 7,000 protesters detained on Saturday, including four former chief ministers. However, leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will remain in custody as legal procedures are followed. The detentions were part of a major security operation aimed at stopping a planned protest at Jantar Mantar calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote rigging.Among the released opposition leaders were Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan, Arvind Kejriwal, and Manik Sarkar. All four have since been freed. Mamata Banerjee, upon her release, referenced the President's comments on the necessity of evidence for investigation. Despite the absence of proof, she stated that they would provide the evidence. Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the handling of the protesters by Delhi Police, calling it unbecoming of a professional force. Kejriwal, upon his release, urged people across the country to join the protest demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation.CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka were detained upon their arrival in Delhi from Mumbai. They claimed they had no permission to protest at Jantar Mantar. Dipke accused the police of treating CJP leaders like criminals and accused the organization's in-charge of leading the protest without him. The CJP maintained that the protest would proceed nationwide, regardless of its leaders' presence. Police informed Dipke about the death of his grandmother, who had passed away earlier that day. The authorities deployed over 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel across Delhi to prevent protesters from gathering at Jantar Mantar, resulting in a largely deserted protest site.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}