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Mumbai Police detain activist Tushar Gandhi ahead of solidarity protest

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Oct 10, 2026

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesters planned a demonstration in solidarity with a Delhi protest against the Chief Election Commissioner.
What they want
To protest against alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and changes to Form 6.
What changed
Oct 10, 2026: Mumbai Police detained activist Tushar Gandhi and other organisers ahead of the planned gathering.
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What protesters want

  • Protest against the Chief Election Commissioner
  • Oppose alleged voter-list manipulation during electoral roll revision

Organised by: Hum Bharat Ke Log, Cockroach Janta Party

What authorities say

According to police officials, no application or official permission had been granted for the gathering at August Kranti Maidan, which is not a designated protest site under a Bombay High Court order. Police carried out preventive detentions to maintain law and order. Organisers claimed they had emailed the Mumbai Police seeking…2345

The full story

Mumbai Police detained activist Tushar Gandhi and other members of the organisation Hum Bharat Ke Log ahead of a planned demonstration at August Kranti Maidan. The proposed gathering was organised in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata Party's Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi directed against the Chief Election Commissioner. Organisers and participants aimed to voice opposition regarding alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and changes to Form 6 used for voter registration. Authorities stated that no application had been submitted for the event and that August Kranti Maidan is not designated as a protest site under Bombay High Court orders, prompting preventive detentions to preserve law and order.

Timeline

  1. Mumbai police detained activist Tushar Gandhi and other figures from Hum Bharat Ke Log ahead of the protest.12345

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