Manik Sarkar, Jitendra Chaudhury Detained in Delhi
The detention of the Tripura leaders came amid heightened security and police action against opposition leaders and demonstrators attempting to reach the protest venue.
Planet East Correspondent | Agartala, October 11: Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury and several other CPI(M) leaders were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday while proceeding towards Jantar Mantar to join a protest in the national capital.
The leaders were heading to the demonstration organised in support of the ongoing agitation over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demands for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest was called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), with support from student and youth groups.
The detention of the Tripura leaders came amid heightened security and police action against opposition leaders and demonstrators attempting to reach the protest venue.