India’s Cockroach Janta party leader detained amid crackdown on protests
Abhijeet Dipke was arrested before planned anti-government demonstrations in Delhi
TL;DR
- CJP youth leader Abhijeet Dipke detained by Delhi police before a planned protest.
- CJP protests alleged electoral roll revisions favoring the ruling Modi government.
- Protesters demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Authorities have implemented a crackdown including bans on gatherings and mass detentions.
- Despite detentions, approximately 2,000 protesters gathered, waving the Indian flag.
- Protesters express concerns about India's trajectory towards dictatorship.
- The BJP accuses the opposition of aiming to cause anarchy and stage a coup.
- Bollywood actor Imran Khan was served a notice to leave India after attending a protest.