
A New Delhi court ordered the release of three Cockroach Janta Party leaders, including founder Abhijeet Dipke, a day after their detention ahead of a major protest against India's chief election commissioner, following weeks of opposition mobilisation over allegations of misconduct in a nationwide voter roll revision.
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The detention occurred ahead of a major protest against India's chief election commissioner, following weeks of opposition mobilisation over allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision by the Election Commission of India.
A New Delhi court ordered on Sunday the release of three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including its founder Abhijeet Dipke, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained.
“Executive Magistrate court releases Abhijeet, Saurav (Das) and Ashutosh (Ranka),” lawyer Ratna Singh said in a social media post.
The trio were detained on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the country’s chief election commissioner.
The protests are the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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The planned protest against the chief election commissioner will proceed as scheduled following the release of the CJP leaders.
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