CJP protest: Organiser of rapper Vedan event in Kerala booked

The police on Friday said a case of road obstruction has been registered against the organiser of an event at Panampilly Nagar in Kochi where rapper Vedan had performed songs in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi.

An officer of the Ernakulam South police station said the case has been registered by the police on its own for organising the event without its permission and for obstructing the traffic on the road where the programme was held two days ago.

While Vedan, also known as Hirandas Murali, has not been named in the FIR, his manager, who was also the organiser of the event, is the main accused along with around 200 other “identifiable persons” who were present when the programme was held.

The officer said that the police were working on identifying who all were present and their names would be added to the FIR accordingly.

Thousands of students, activists of the CJP and leaders of Opposition political parties are protesting in Delhi against the alleged irregularities in various exams, including NEET, held at the national level and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.