Two CJP leaders remanded for five days amid protests over voter rolls.
They publishedIndia jails ‘cockroach’ leaders over protests against alleged voter roll manipulation
13 Oct, 06:10ZIndia detains top 'Cockroach' leaders after entering a protest site blocked by police in New Delhi.
13 Oct, 10:20ZIndia detains key Cockroach Janta Party leaders after entering protest site in New Delhi.
13 Oct, 11:00ZIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement defies protest ban; leaders detained amid voter-list protests.
14 Oct, 01:05ZLeaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement will face court after protests over voter rolls overhaul.
14 Oct, 05:29ZTwo Cockroach party leaders jailed five days for violating protest-site ban at Jantar Mantar
14 Oct, 07:45ZIndian ‘cockroach’ leaders jailed after protest.
First reportThe Straits Times · 13 Oct, 06:10Z
Latest reportdhakatribune.com · 14 Oct, 10:26Z
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Why it matters
What
Two Cockroach Janta Party leaders were remanded for five days during protests against the election commission's voter roll revision.
Why
Police allege threats to public peace, while election authorities say revisions remove duplicates and fraud, and Rahul Gandhi criticized the detentions.
Watch
Watch for further protests, legal proceedings, and election commission responses to criticism of the voter roll revision.
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Summary
- Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party were detained early Tuesday.
- They entered a heavily guarded protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and chanted for the resignation of the election chief.
- Video shows Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das climbing barricades before detention.
- Police heightened security as protests challenged restrictions on protest locations.
- Jantar Mantar was de-notified as a protest venue, with three alternative sites named.
Summary
- CJP claims leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde were detained by Delhi Police.
- Protesters entered Jantar Mantar, a site previously sealed off with barricades and police.
- Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated official protest sites on Monday.
- Opposition protests accuse Election Commission of manipulating voter rolls to favor Modi's party.
- Modi described India as the mother of democracy during a business conference remarks.
Summary
- Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das detained for entering Jantar Mantar.
- Both leaders were sent to five days judicial custody.
- Incident followed after Jantar Mantar was removed from protest site list.
- Video showed them clambering over barricades and waving the national flag.
- Election chief resignation and voter roll revisions cited as context by supporters.
Summary
- AISA demands immediate release of Cockroach movement conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- Das and Ranka were charged with trespassing and other offences after entering Jantar Mantar.
- Three Cockroach leaders were detained during protests against the election chief’s actions.
- A boat capsized in Bihar's Ganges, killing at least 13 people, many of them children.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit India to discuss energy cooperation.
Summary
- Two CJP leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, were detained for five days.
- They allegedly violated a bond after entering the Jantar Mantar protest site.
- Police said the site is no longer an official protest venue.
- The detentions come amid ongoing protests over voter list revisions.
- Opposition groups accuse the BJP of undermining democracy; the BJP denies it.
Summary
- Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das jailed for five days in Delhi's Tihar prison.
- They allegedly jumped police barricades, held slogans, and waved flags at Jantar Mantar.
- Protest site ban at Jantar Mantar was enforced after mass detentions.
- CJP criticized crackdown while alleging democratic rights suppression by authorities.
- UN rights groups and UK delegation criticized Indian government response to protests.
Summary
- Two leaders of Cockroach Janta Party were remanded for five days.
- Police accuse them of trying to disturb public peace and violate law.
- Protests targeted the election commission’s voter roll revision.
- Rahul Gandhi supported the detained activists and criticized jailing.
- Election authorities say the list revision removes duplicates and fraud.