Carpenter Ant Janata Party founder Abhijeet Deepke and Neha Bora, who tried to take part in a protest in Delhi in violation of the ban, have been placed under preventive detention.
CJP and numerous student organizations have been continuously holding protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who is accused of irregularities in the special intensive revision of the voter list. Protests have also intensified in cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai.
Following this, Ashutosh Ranga and Saurav Das, office-bearers of the Cockroach Janata Party, who were accused of trespassing into Jantar Mantar, which was removed from the list of places where protests could be held last Wednesday, were arrested and lodged in Tihar Jail on Thursday (Oct. 15) under five days of judicial custody. Ajinkya Shinde was released after signing a bond.
Following this, CJP founder Abhijeet Deepke had announced that a protest would be held at Connaught Place on Friday (Oct. 16) with the national flag, opposing the arrest of those involved in the protest.
Following this, more than 15 police officers, including women police personnel, went in person to the area in Delhi where Abhijit Deepke was staying and issued a notice stating that he should not participate in the protest since permission had not been granted.
In this situation, although the police had issued a notice to Abhijit Deepke saying that he should not go to the protest, he tried to go to the protest.
Since Section 163 of the BNSS is in force in Connaught Place, the Delhi Police denied permission to Abhijit Deepke, and police arrested him when he set out to hold a protest in Connaught Place in violation of the ban.
All India Students’ Association leader Neha Bora took part in a protest, pressing demands that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should resign, that the special intensive revision of voter lists should be withdrawn, and that the 2023 appointment of the Election Commissioner should be cancelled. Both Abhijeet Deepke and Neha Bora have been placed under preventive detention by the Delhi Police.
At the CJP protest, security forces have been deployed in large numbers at the Jantar Mantar entrance area, where protesters are raising slogans.
High security and heavy police deployment across Central Delhi today as the CJP has called for a 'Tiranga March' near Connaught Place’s Central Park. Authorities have enforced prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS in surrounding areas.