CJP Protest News: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has returned to the spotlight with its anti-CEC protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
In support of the CJP, protesters also gathered at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan last week. Bollywood actor Imran Khan and Aamir Khan’s niece, Zayn Marie, were among those spotted at the demonstration.
CJP Mumbai Protest: Imran Khan, Zayn Marie Detained By Police
Actors Imran Khan, Lekha Washington and Zayn Marie made headlines on Saturday after participating in the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest in Mumbai. The demonstration took place outside August Kranti Maidan, with participants calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Actor Imran Khans niece Zayn Marie Khan shared a video from inside the police van after she and Imran were detained during the CJP protest at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai. https://t.co/fLquJ3NLcc
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Around 4 pm, videos and photographs from the protest began circulating online, showing Imran, his girlfriend Lekha and his cousin Zayn being taken into a police van and transported to an undisclosed location. All three were released a few hours later.
Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijit Dipke and his associates, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were detained after arriving in New Delhi on Saturday. The party had planned a large-scale gathering at Jantar Mantar, where more than 2,000 people, including opposition leaders, journalists and lawyers, were also detained by the police.
CJP Protest: Aamir Khan’s Niece Zayn Marie Shows Injury Marks After Temporary Detention
On Sunday, Aamir Khan’s niece Zayn Marie shared a fresh reel on Instagram following the protest. The video showed visible marks on her arms, fingers and legs, while her accompanying message addressed the issue of fear.
Looking straight into the camera, Zayn said, “Do not scare us so much that no fear is left in the first place.” She captioned the reel, “she exposes (the state) on the internet.”
