Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke released as nationwide protests against CEC persist

UPDATE - follow-up to Anti-CEC protest LIVE | Congress says nothing can save CEC, demands SIR be suspended forthwith as EC agrees to share 'readable' voter rolls: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released by a Delhi court on Saturday after signing a peace bond following his preventive arrest by Delhi Police. Meanwhile, protests led by women activists entered their eighth day against the Chief Election Commissioner and police action. The Supreme Court agreed to hear academician and columnist Apoorvanand Jha, who argued that treating peaceful protests as a breach of peace is an unwarranted ploy by the Central government and Delhi Police to execute preventive detentions. Congress stated that the Election Commission's decision to share readable electoral rolls with parties on October 15 resulted from nationwide protests, while repeating demands that CEC Gyanesh Kumar must go and the SIR must be suspended immediately. In London, Indian diaspora members held a counter-protest in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, opposing demonstrations by the National Students' Union of India and other groups outside the Indian High Commission. Samyukt Kisan Morcha farmers' organizations will march to Delhi on October 23 to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision. Jairam Ramesh asserted that the ECI shared readable rolls because the nation is on the streets, adding that the SIR put thirteen crore Indians' voting rights at risk. Pedada Parameswara Rao alleged that thousands of migrant workers from Srikakulam lost voting rights during the SIR despite family and Aadhaar addresses remaining in the district. The Indian Youth Congress alleged police brutality against students and warned of strict legal action against uniformed personnel. The Supreme Court-appointed panel investigating Jantar Nagar violence during NEET protests will prioritize cases involving pellet guns and targeted violence. The Congress appointed 208 observers for its Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao nationwide campaign. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office reported that about twenty-six lakh out of thirty-three lakh cases of no-mapping or logical discrepancy have been resolved during the SIR.

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These ongoing nationwide demonstrations and legal challenges center on the contentious Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and the actions of election authorities. Protesters and opposition parties continue to press for accountability and transparency regarding electoral processes and civil liberties.