FIR against CJP organisers in Mumbai, 150 detained in Delhi

Mumbai | New Delhi: Mumbai police on Saturday registered an FIR against the organisers of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) October 2 protest at Shivaji Park and 400-500 unidentified persons.

The case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act for unlawful assembly, wilful disobedience of a lawful order issued by a public servant and other offences, a Shivaji Park police station official said. The case was lodged on the complaint of a resident of the Shivaji Park area, he added.

The CJP, under its founder Abhijeet Dipke, had organised a massive protest at Shivaji Park on Friday seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.


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"No one has been arrested in the case. Further probe is underway," the official said.

In Delhi, for the second consecutive day, protesters marched towards Jantar Mantar demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Around 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, were detained on Saturday while marching from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar.

The mobilisation, led by student and civil society groups, is centred on the SIR of electoral rolls, with protesters alleging irregularities in the exercise and questioning the functioning of the Election Commission.

Bora had called for protesters to return to Jantar Mantar at 1 pm on Saturday, a day after nearly 1,000 people were detained in Delhi during attempts to reach the protest site. Police had denied permission for the gathering and imposed prohibitory orders across the New Delhi district.

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Members of AISA said senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Nitya Ramakrishnan, Pallav Sisodia and Bhushan, along with Yogendra Yadav, joined Bora and students during Saturday's march. Police began detaining protesters as they gathered near the protest site, with barricades and security personnel deployed at multiple points.