New Delhi: India's Cockroach Janta Party has reported that thousands of its members have faced mass arrests and detentions across the country ahead of a scheduled Saturday protest in New Delhi. Demonstrators are planning to march to demand the resignation of the election panel chief over alleged irregularities during voter-list revisions that critics argue favored Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Authorities have placed the capital on alert as security measures tighten around the city. Police have sealed border points and implemented regulatory procedures, while security forces have been deployed and travel routes disrupted. The Supreme Court has noted that while the government is entitled to enact regulatory measures, such actions should not bring normal movement to a complete halt.