Gandhi Jayanti Assembly Holds at Gate 6
Cockroach Janta Party keeps the 2 October Jail Bharo call at Gate No. 6, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, Dadar. Assembly time on record: 4:00 PM. Mumbai Police had already refused a ground permit, citing the 4 January 2013 Bombay High Court order in PIL 116/2009 and the 20 January 2016 state order on non-sport use of the BMC ground.
Site Control
- Free Press Journal: anti-riot squad, Quick Response Team, and dog squad deployed at Shivaji Park ahead of the call.
- Daily Jagran: security also tightened at Dadar station.
- Police had told applicant Ajinkya Shinde to seek an alternate Mumbai venue. The call was not shifted.
"When a citizen has to protest there is no need to take permission."
CJP spokesperson Ratna Singh, to The Quint, on the Shivaji Park permit question.
Demands on File
- Resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and criminal proceedings.
- Freeze Special Intensive Revision; restore the January 2025 voter list.
- Repeal the 2023 Election Commission law and reform appointments.
Dipke has said a Jantar Mantar sit-in follows if the resignation demand is not met. Parallel posts on X also flag a Delhi mobilisation; detention claims there are not independently confirmed in the Mumbai wires used here.