CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Friday (October 16, 2026) called for an intensified struggle against alleged voter fraud and described curbs on the right to protest as “nothing short of India’s second freedom movement”.
In a post on X, Mr. We came out to defend our right to vote. They started curbing our right to protest. Referring to the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site , Mr. “They denotified Jantar Mantar. We came out with the tricolour in hand. The Delhi Police named three new spots for demonstrations – Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground, East Delhi, after a series of agitations over recent months left New Delhi district, the government’s administrative nerve centre, paralysed.
CJP Tiranga protest LIVE – October 16, 2026 “They started vote chori .
Bhattacharya said people took to the streets to defend their right to vote against what he called “ vote chori” and were then forced to fight for their right to protest. We came out to fight for our right to protest,” he said. Bhattacharya said people had responded by taking to the streets carrying the national flag. Now they are detaining young activists for waving the tricolour,” he said. Calling on people to join the movement, the CPI(ML) Liberation leader said, “There’s no pause, no fatigue, no going back,” and ended his post with the slogan, “Freedom from fascism!
The Centre’s decision to withdraw Jantar Mantar’s designated protest-site status has fuelled criticism, with Opposition leaders questioning the curbs on peaceful dissent.
