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Who is the Cockroach Janta Party? The group behind the October 10 protest

Who is the Cockroach Janta Party? The group behind the October 10 protest

The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, called the October 10 protest in Delhi.

CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the party would cooperate with Delhi Police on security and traffic.

It held a Sansad Chalo march on July 20 over the NEET-UG paper leak.

Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has begun a probe into violence at that march.

Police have not granted permission for the October 10 demonstration.

Delhi Police have not granted permission for the demonstration, according to reports from October 9.

About 23,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel are reportedly being deployed, according to Outlook.

The Union Home Ministry approved 221 CAPF companies for October 8 to 12, plus 110 additional companies for Delhi Police, according to the same report.

About 20,000 Delhi Police personnel will also be deployed, according to sources cited by Outlook.

Reports gave different totals for the deployment, from more than 20,000 to about 43,000, so this report gives the figures as attributed.

For comparison, about 150 CAPF companies were deployed for the CJP’s July protest at Jantar Mantar, according to Outlook.

Officials plan multi-layered barricades and strict surveillance at Delhi’s borders, railway stations and bus terminals.

CCTV feeds will be monitored from a control room, and facial recognition cameras are to be installed across the capital.

Police could close all Metro stations in the New Delhi area and shut markets if needed, according to the reports.

Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which lets executive magistrates issue urgent public-order orders, will be in force, according to sources cited by Outlook.

Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been asked to stay alert, according to the same report.

Retail liquor shops in Delhi have been ordered shut on October 9 and 10, according to India TV News and LatestLY.

Hotels, clubs, bars and restaurants with excise licences to serve liquor will stay open.

Connaught Place, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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