New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Delhi on Saturday turned into a scene of high political drama ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. Even before leaders and activists could reach the protest site, many were detained, including the outfit's founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee.

Called by the CJP, the protest seeks the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls. With the national capital under a security blanket, a question remains: would Kumar's resignation be enough for the CJP to call off its protest?

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According to a report in The Week, CJP's co-convenor Saurav Das said, "Eve...