Afghanistan, Oct. 10 -- Indian authorities deployed tens of thousands of police and security personnel across New Delhi on Saturday and detained protesters ahead of a planned rally by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions.
Security forces erected barricades across central Delhi, restricted access to roads leading to Jantar Mantar and imposed other movement restrictions. Several metro stations and markets were closed, while mobile internet services were suspended in parts of the capital as authorities sought to prevent large gatherings. Reuters reported that numerous protesters and movement leaders were de...