The BJP said that what is happening at Jantar Mantar is not India’s story, referring to the protests organised over the last few days by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the INDIA bloc, led by Rahul Gandhi, which are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of ‘vote chori’.
INDIA bloc MPs attempted to hold protests at different locations in Delhi over the past three days. However, the CJP protest could not begin as planned after Delhi Police detained key CJP leaders upon their arrival in Delhi. What is happening at Jantar Mantar, what you can see on TV and a few social media handles, is not India’s story. India is calm and going ahead under good governance. We have been seeing that a few anarchist forces have been spreading anarchy in a corner of Delhi for the past few days. Delhi Police detained several protesters who gathered near Jantar Mantar to demonstrate, as they did not have permission to hold a protest there. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with AISA president Neha Bora and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, were also detained at different locations across the Delhi-NCR region. Female staff are present, and we are checking all vehicles.
Patra also said that ‘loktantra’ had triumphed over ‘bheedtantra’. On Saturday, a delegation also met President Droupadi Murmu and submitted a memorandum listing four demands. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, BJP national spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra said, “…Jantar Mantar’s story is not India’s story. But today the anarchists have failed. Explaining the security arrangements, DCP Kumar Abhishek told ANI, “In view of the protest announced in New Delhi today, preventive checks have been implemented here.
