AISA activist Neha Bora took to X to announce that Dilli Haat in INA will be the new protest site for demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Her statement came after the police crackdown on protesters, lawyers and journalists around on Saturday, October 10.
“Dilli Haat becomes our Jantar Mantar! Gyanesh Kumar must go!,” Bora posted on X. She also shared a video wherein she could be seen raising slogans of ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai…”
Posting another video, Bora said, “Protestors marching from Dilli Haat have been detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar.”
According to news agency PTI, activists Neha Bora, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Prashant Bhushan, andwere coming for the CJP protest and were detained near the INA market.
Police maintained a tight security presence in parts of New Delhi on Friday, October 10 ahead of the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar.
The CJP has called the proposed demonstration against the CEC over allegations of voter-list manipulation during the of electoral rolls and changes relating to Form 6, used for voter registration.
According to PTI, police detained about 500 people as protesters attempted to reach Jantar Mantar despite authorities denying permission to protest and enforcing strict security measures across the New Delhi district. Several protesters were chased and detained as they tried to regroup at different locations and evade the security cordon.
The protest was scheduled to begin at 10.30 am, but police and paramilitary personnel prevented participants from reaching the designated area, where prohibitory orders are in force. Several protesters were detained from locations including Connaught Place, while many others were sent back.
The police had earlier denied permission for the demonstration and deployed personnel at key intersections and approach roads to prevent any gathering near Jantar Mantar. The district was divided into 20 sectors, with senior officers monitoring the situation.
CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained at the Delhi airport upon their arrival in the national capital.
