CJP protest in Goa: Police detain several demonstrators, block entry to Azad Maidan

The CJP and opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: X/@Cockroachisback)

Goa police on Sunday (October 11, 2026) detained several protesters who were heading to the Cockroach Janta party's agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, cracking down on them before the demonstration could even begin.

Authorities rounded up dozens of demonstrators as they arrived at Azad Maidan, and stopped senior figures, including former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Ferdin Rebello, from entering the venue and forcing the protest onto the adjacent main road.