New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has claimed that impending state crackdowns and potential arrests will fail to stifle the youth-driven movement, pledging that nationwide demonstrations will carry forward while condemning the government's stance as dictatorial.

The assertions follow a police crackdown that resulted in hundreds of detentions during ongoing protests demanding the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Denouncing the state action, CJP leader Saurav Das stated in a post on X that young citizens are now vigilant and will no longer accept authoritarian measures.

"The government is planning on arresting me, Abhijeet, Ashutosh, Ratna and other Cockroach Janta Party leaders. If the government thinks that such dictatorial actions will work, then they are mistakened! The young generation has awakened," Das wrote.

Das stressed that party members are prepared for severe consequences, urging the public to maintain the movement for fundamental rights.

"We appeal to everyone to continue fighting for our rights and future, with or without us. We have always been ready to face jail or worse. But this will be a big mistake. The young will not tolerate this," he posted.

Framing the upcoming demonstrations as a massive mobilization effort, Das added: "The protests must continue. People of India should ensure the biggest mobilisation starting October 10th."

Concurrently, CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah, questioning the efficacy of mass detentions ahead of planned nationwide protests.

"Kitno ko arrest karoge Amit Shah? 10 Oct ko poora desh aa raha hai," Dipke posted on X.

The CJP has called on citizens to assemble for a major protest on October 10 in response to the SIR controversy.

The political rhetoric follows clashes on Sunday in the national capital that left approximately 15 Delhi Police personnel injured, police sources confirmed. Several female officers sustained injuries after being bitten during the scuffle.

Police sources indicated that around 110 individuals were detained in connection with the demonstrations.

Earlier on Sunday, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) conducted a protest march from Raisina Road towards Jantar Mantar targeting Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Central government of shielding him and demanding his immediate resignation.

Led by IYC National President Uday Bhanu Chib, hundreds of youth workers carrying placards chanted slogans against the administration amidst a heavy police presence and barricades along the route.

Speaking to ANI, Chib criticised the Delhi Police for blocking demonstrators from reaching the designated protest site.

"The question is that we are going to Jantar Mantar. Even the Supreme Court said that if you want to protest peacefully, you have to go to Jantar Mantar. But we are not being allowed because Modi and Shah have to save Gyanesh. This traitor of the country, Gyanesh, cannot be saved. We will go towards Jantar Mantar. No one's father owns Jantar Mantar. If they try to stop us here, we will sit down right there," Chib stated.

Further criticising the BJP-led Central government, Chib asserted: "They are scared; their theft has been caught. For the last year and a half, Rahul Gandhi has been exposing these thieves' thievery to the country, and now more evidence is coming out. The time for reckoning has come; the country's journalists and youth are panicking; they are resorting to violence against the youth, but they cannot escape this."

IYC National Secretary Roshani Jaiswal also condemned the government, alleging systematic attempts to suppress the issue.

"This government is using every tactic to save Gyanesh, but Gyanesh won't be saved. Tihar is his real place and Gyanesh, it's done bro, it's done," Jaiswal said.

Calling for an immediate resignation, Chitwan Godara, National Coordinator of the IYC Legal Team, questioned the administration's accountability.

"Gyanesh Kumar must resign, but the BJP and its supporters do not know the meaning of the word accountability. We will keep protesting until justice is served, because there are other women too," Godara remarked.

The escalating unrest follows a report in The Indian Express detailing that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally raised objections on at least 14 occasions over a 10-month period regarding decisions on electoral rolls, voter registration, and the Commission's technical systems.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected assertions that the internal observations amounted to institutional dissent over final policy. The poll panel clarified that administrative queries and suggestions submitted during draft stages form part of its standard decision-making protocol, maintaining that final decisions concerning the SIR schedule were unanimous.

ANI