New Delhi, October 15: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday alleged that students, youth,Journalists and Opposition leaders had been detained during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Addressing a press conference, Dipke said students and youth had been protesting in Delhi for the past 10–15 days, alleging that several protesters were forcibly removed and Opposition leaders, including former Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan, were also detained.

He further alleged that railway services and Metro stations were disrupted following an October 10 protest call and claimed that additional security forces had been deployed from Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, All India Students’ Association (AISA) activist Neha Bora condemned the alleged detention and harassment of journalists. She claimed that journalists fromThe Caravan and The Quint were detained for hours despite carrying press cards, while cameras were allegedly seized to prevent coverage of the protests.

Bora also alleged that a journalist who approached the police to file a complaint of sexual harassment faced a counter-FIR, accusing authorities of failing to ensure justice.

The CJP and other organisations have called on people to wave the national flag at Central Park in Connaught Place on Saturday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also extended support to the call, marking the next phase of their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar