PoliticsIndian police tighten controls in New Delhi ahead of Cockroach Janta Party rally

Authorities closed New Delhi’s Central Park, erected barricades and deployed thousands of additional officers ahead of a Cockroach Janta Party protest over the jailing of two activists. The youth-led movement has held near-daily demonstrations demanding electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, amid a broader crackdown on its protests.

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