CJP protest LIVE: Security tightened ahead of Tiranga March in Delhi; Abhijeet Dipke says cops may detain him again
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
CJP protest LIVE updates: Abhijeet Dipke revealed a Tiranga Yatra after his co-convenors, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were arrested on Tuesday morning. CJP protest LIVE updates: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for a “Lehra Do Tiranga” (Let the Tricolour Fly) demonstration at Central Park in Connaught Place, Delhi, at 5pm today. The protest follows the remand of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to judicial custody after they entered Jantar Mantar on October 13, following the site's de-notification for protests. ...Read More
Adding to this, The Delhi Police plans to deploy more than 6,000 personnel in and around the Lutyens’ area. It has also reserved 5,000 additional personnel from other districts. Security will be tightened around Rajiv Chowk, Connaught Place markets, Central Park, nearby Metro stations, Jantar Mantar and Palika Bazaar. In Mumbai, police have granted the CJP permission to hold its 'Lehra Do Tiranga' rally at Azad Maidan. The rally aims to express solidarity with its jailed leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. It is expected to begin at 10am. CJP's ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Delhi Abhijeet Dipke revealed a Tiranga Yatra after his co-convenors, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were arrested on Tuesday morning. They were sent to five days of judicial custody for unfurling the national flag at Jantar Mantar, which had been de-notified as a designated protest site. Dipke will join the march alongside student organisations, activists and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The march is scheduled to begin at 5 pm. Delhi Police PRO Neha Yadav shared the march had not been granted permission, adding that Section 163 of the BNSS had already been imposed in the area. However, she shared a small group could be allowed to march at another “suitable space”. Police shared more than 10 CCTV cameras had been installed in and around Central Park and Rajiv Chowk ahead of the planned march. CJP gets police nod for march in Mumbai Mumbai Police has allowed the Cockroach Janta Party to hold its 'Lehra Do Tiranga' rally at Azad Maidan on Friday, as per the latest buzz. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Manish Kalwaniya verified the permission to news agency PTI on Thursday. Kalwaniya added that the organisers had made it clear that the rally would be held only at Azad Maidan. Another official shared the rally was permitted because Azad Maidan is a designated protest site. The CJP shared the rally was being held to express solidarity with party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das.
Meanwhile, CJP protest LIVE: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the three election commissioners on a petition filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and 12 other INDIA bloc leaders seeking an independent inquiry into alleged electoral irregularities and the functioning of the poll panel.
Notably, The petition, which seeks a time-bound investigation into allegations that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took several decisions unilaterally, also calls for suspending the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls pending an independent inquiry.
As per the latest buzz, The INDIA bloc leaders have contended that the alleged exercise of collective powers by a single member of the ECI raises questions about compliance with the Constitution and the law governing the functioning of the three-member body.
In further updates, CJP protest LIVE: Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers around Central Park in Connaught Place ahead of the CJP protest today in New Delhi.
On top of that, CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police on Thursday assured the Delhi high court that it would take “all possible measures under the law” in response to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) call for supporters to gather with the national flag at Central Park near Connaught Place.
The assurance was given by additional solicitor general Chetan Sharma and standing counsels Ashish Dixit and Amit Tiwari during a hearing on a petition filed by Anil Kumar Gupta, a street vendor at Palika Bazar, near Connaught Place.
Source: Hindustan Times