On Sunday, 2025-05-18, a demonstration at Jantar Mantar calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter rolls was set to take place. The protest faced a heavy security clampdown, with authorities deploying thousands of police and paramilitary personnel across the city.
The security operation saw 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed and resulted in the detention of 7,000 protesters at multiple locations.
4pm. Along with our 4 MPs, we have started our dharna at Dwarka North PS where we have been brought. We were kidnapped and driven around in a prison van for two hours. I am not returning to Kolkata tonight and in protest against all that is happening today against the youth and all, I will join the I.N.D.I.A march on Monday.
Three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party—Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das—were placed under preventive arrest by Delhi Police in the days leading up to the planned demonstration.
An executive magistrate in New Delhi released the three leaders on 2025-05-18, ordering that they not breach the peace for a period of one year.
An executive magistrate in New Delhi released the three leaders on 2025-05-18, ordering that they not breach the peace for a period of one year.
Delhi police should thank their stars that they are in India and not France right now.
Ratna Singh, a senior legal analyst, remarked, 'Executive Magistrate court releases Abhijeet, Saurav and Ashutosh'.
The Cockroach Janta Party and other opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged irregularities in voter rolls.