An Indian court has extended the detention of two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, which is leading protests against the election chief over voter list revisions.
01Summary
- 01Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were among 14 protesters who entered Jantar Mantar observatory after it was removed from the list of approved demonstration sites.
- 02A court originally sent them to prison for five days; police requested more time for questioning, and their detention was extended by two more days.
- 03The CJP and opposition parties demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after 130 million names were removed from voter lists.
- 04The Election Commission said the lists included 28 million deceased, 63 million relocated, and 30 million untraceable people, and denied favouring any party.
- 05CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and several supporters were detained on Friday during a protest in central Delhi in support of Ranka and Das.
02Why it matters
The crackdown on the youth-led movement underscores growing tensions over electoral integrity in India, which could affect public trust in the election process.
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