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2,000 Protesters Arrested as Delhi Cracks Down on CJP Rally
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- Delhi Police deployed over 40,000 police and CAPF personnel, erecting barricades and spike strips.
- More than 2,000 protesters were arrested during the CJP rally.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi airport.
- Protesters demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar resign over alleged Special Intensive Revision electoral-roll irregularities.
- Section 163 warnings were broadcast against gatherings as Jantar Mantar and roads were sealed.