New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) Volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) today entered the barricaded Jantar Mantar protest site in central Delhi by climbing its locked gates, a day after the Centre withdrew its designated status, triggering fresh confrontation with the Delhi Police.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after they allegedly attempted to enter Jantar Mantar and hoist the national flag, party founder Abhijeet Dipke said.
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (UNI) Two female protesters were taken into preventive custody near KR Circle in Bengaluru during an anti-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) protest and subsequently released, the Bengaluru City Police said.
Malerkotla, Oct 12 (UNI) Malerkotla police have busted an alleged cross-border extortion and death-threat network involving Pakistan-based handlers, arresting two local men and apprehending a minor in connection with a conspiracy to target a local resident, officials said.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (UNI) At least 44 inmates of a government-run girls’ hostel near Textile College More in Berhampore, Murshidabad, fell ill after experiencing dizziness, nausea, vomiting sensations and persistent dryness of the throat, triggering concern among students and parents on Monday.
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (UNI) Police on Monday detained BJP Mahila Morcha activists who attempted to march towards the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office here, escalating the political confrontation over sexual harassment allegations against Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI) The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Sunday alleged that Delhi Police detained 22 of its women activists after sunset during a Tiranga rally at Connaught Place, claiming they were manhandled and slapped by male police personnel. .
Parwinder Sandhu New Delhi, Oct 11(UNI) A protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar entered its second day on Sunday, with Delhi Police, the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and paramilitary personnel detaining demonstrators attempting to march towards Jantar Mantar from Connaught Place and Rajiv Chowk amid allegations of police brutality and restrictions on peaceful assembly.
Mumbai, Oct 11 (UNI) Tension gripped parts of Mumbai today as the Mumbai Police mounted a heavy security blanket around the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park (T Junction) to thwart a planned demonstration by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Srinagar, Oct 10 (UNI) Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday warned that he may launch a hunger strike or undertake a foot march in Leh or Delhi if the leaders detained in the national capital are not released by Sunday.
Agartala, Oct 10 (UNI) Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, CPI(M) State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury, along with several other party leaders, were detained by Delhi Police during a protest march held in the national capital today.
New Delhi, Oct10 (UNI) Ladakhi climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday warned that he may resort to a hunger strike or undertake a foot march if political leaders and protesters detained by Delhi Police during an anti-Election Commission demonstration are not released by Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Police on Saturday detained hundreds of protesters, including Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, economist Jean Dreze, besides dozens of political and social activists, in a bid to thwart a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, the country’s chief election commissioner.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Police on Saturday detained hundreds of protestors as they tried to reach Jantar Mantar on CJP’s protest call, despite no permission being granted by the authorities citing law and order, a very short notice given for the proposed demonstration, and security concerns. Those protestors who showed up, headed towards Jantar Mantar despite being told by the security personnel to leave due to rejection of permission. They ultimately had to be detained and taken away, as prohibitory orders were in force in the area.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Aishe Ghosh, national joint secretary of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ union (JNUSU), was detained near Gurudwara Bangla Sahib’s Gol Chakkar in New Delhi on Saturday amid protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Police on Saturday detained hundreds of protesters on Saturday, including Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the youth outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, economist Jeanne Dreze, besides dozens of political and social activists, in a bid to thwart a protest at Jantar Mantar, the iconic medieval era stone-built set of astronomical instruments, demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, the country’s chief election commissioner.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Several prominent opposition leaders, including former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Kerala leader Pinarayi Vijayan, were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday amid demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and five party MPs were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday and allegedly taken to an undisclosed location in a “prison van”, the party said, amid heightened security in the national capital ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s call for a protest at Jantar Mantar against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Oct 10 (UNI) After Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained in Delhi, his parents accused the Centre and the state government of suppressing democratic freedoms and targeting peaceful protesters.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday alleged that Delhi Police detained three of its leaders, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, aboard their flight from Mumbai upon its arrival in the national capital, ahead of their proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday appointed its organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde to lead its planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar after party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were detained by Delhi Police upon arriving in the national capital.
Mumbai, Oct 10 (UNI) Police detained Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and president of Hum Bharat Ke Log, along with several activists on Saturday ahead of a planned demonstration in south Mumbai in support of the Cockroach Janta Party''s (CJP) protest in New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 9 (UNI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has finalised all arrangements for a major nationwide protest scheduled for tomorrow, October 10, demanding the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police on Wednesday as the INDIA bloc’s confrontation with the Election Commission spilled into a second successive day of street protests, turning central Delhi into a battleground of barricades, slogans and political defiance.
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (UNI) Amritsar police have detained two suspects in connection with the murder of social media influencer and makeup artist Mad Sandhu, with investigators now probing the possibility that hired assailants were used to carry out the killing, Police Commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill said on Wednesday.
Jammu, Oct 7 (UNI) Indian Army on Wednesday repatriated the detained Pakistan-occupied-Jammu-Kashmir (POJK) girl via Chakkan-da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police late Tuesday after nearly nine hours of a dramatic sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan in central Delhi, bringing the INDIA bloc’s day-long confrontation with the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to a tense climax.
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNI) Bangladeshi police detained around 290 supporters of the left-wing Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) during a meeting in Dhaka on September 26, in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) described as the latest incident raising concerns over political and civil rights in the country.
Rejinagar, Oct 6 (UNI) Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir was detained by police on Tuesday after he repeatedly criticised the force during polling in Rejinagar, West Bengal, and later clashed with police personnel at his party office.
Meanwhile, speaking to newsmen at the party head office Tilak Bhawan at Dadar West here today after being released by the police, the Congress-affiliated National Students'' union of India (NSUI) Maharashtra president Sagar Salunkhe alleged that the Mumbai police treated tribal students from interior Maharashtra as if they were criminals.
Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal has demanded the immediate release of tribal students detained by police after they allegedly entered the party headquarters, Tilak Bhavan, in Mumbai, where they had taken shelter for the night during their long march from Nashik.