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India’s police detained key leaders from the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after they attempted to enter the protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which has been blocked by police barriers for several days. The CJP and opposition parties are protesting against alleged electoral malpractice by India’s Election Commission that benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Delhi Police had designated alternative sites for protests but the CJP leaders were detained anyway when they tried to reclaim Jantar Mantar on Tuesday.
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Leaders of India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) were sent to jail for five days on October 14 after they violated a ban on protests at Jantar Mantar, a historic protest site in Delhi. The leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, were detained the previous day when they climbed over police barricades and waved the Indian flag while chanting slogans demanding the resignation of the country's election chief, Gyanesh Kumar. The CJP accuses the Election Commission of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party; however, the commission denies any wrongdoing. Jantar Mantar has been sealed off with yellow metal barricades and guarded by heavy police presence since earlier this week, after it was removed from the list of designated protest sites. The court's decision followed a brutal crackdown on youth protesters over the weekend, prompting outrage among CJP leaders who view the site as a long-standing symbol of peaceful resistance for more than 30 years.

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The site has been sealed off for several days by yellow metal barricades and guarded by a heavy police presence. But a video posted online by CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday showed protesters clambering over the barricades, running into the empty space and waving the national flag — before police chased and detained them. “CJP sneaks inside to reclaim Jantar Mantar,” the group said in a post on social media, adding that those detained included leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde.
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2026-10-13 · Dawn
New Delhi police detain top 'cockroach' leaders after flash protest at Jantar Mantar · assertive framing
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India detains top 'cockroach' leaders after flash protest · assertive framing

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India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday that key leaders had been detained after entering an iconic protest site in New Delhi blocked by police. asserted
leaders → lead → police
Opposition parties and supporters of the movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a security clampdown to demand the resignation of the head of India’s election commission, accusing it of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. asserted
parties → take → party
The Election Commission of India, which oversees the voting process in the world’s most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing. asserted
which → oversee → wrongdoing
Delhi Police said on Monday that Jantar Mantar in the heart of the capital had been taken off the list of designated official protest sites. asserted
Mantar → say → sites
The site has been sealed off for several days by yellow metal barricades and guarded by a heavy police presence. But a video posted online by CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday showed protesters clambering over the barricades, running into the empty space and waving the national flag — before police chased and detained them. “CJP sneaks inside to reclaim Jantar Mantar,” the group said in a post on social media, adding that those detained included leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde. asserted
those → seal → Das
“All of them have been detained by Delhi Police,” it added. asserted
it → detain → Police
Delhi Police had announced three official sites on Monday as alternatives to Jantar Mantar, where protesters have gathered for decades — including CJP demonstrations that led to the education minister stepping down over an examination scandal in July. asserted
minister → announce → July
“You cannot denotify the resistance,” Dipke said, tagging Modi in his post. asserted
Dipke → denotify → post
Modi, in comments at a business conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, called India the “mother of democracy”, but did not refer directly to the protests. asserted
Modi → call → protests
“In our country, people openly debate a wide range of issues and discuss different perspectives,” he said. asserted
he → debate → perspectives
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