Devashish Sharma

As the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) returns to the spotlight around the Jantar Mantar protests, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders have taken a more visible role in the campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest highlights the Opposition’s demands over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and the growing political contest over electoral transparency. Copy excerpt

Delhi witnessed heightened security and widespread preventive detentions ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration centres on opposition concerns over voter-list revisions, while authorities say security measures are necessary to maintain law and order.