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In support of the demand for the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, protesters tried to gather at Jantar Mantar on Saturday. At that time, more than a hundred people, including leaders of the "Cockroach Janata Party" (CJP), were detained. Later, today, Sunday, the CJP leaders were released from Delhi Police custody. Immediately after their release, they announced at a press conference that they would spread the movement against electoral rigging across India....

Protesters in Delhi have recently branded Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar an "enemy of democracy" as nationwide demonstrations spark intense political debate across India.Kumar became the first Chief Election Commissioner appointed under a contentious new law governing selection panel compositions for the Election Commission of India (ECI). Critics allege the updated legislation significantly increased the Central Government's leverage over high-level election appointments.Since...