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CJP volunteers detained after entering Jantar Mantar protest site
Cockroach Janta Party volunteers entered Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday by climbing over barricades.
Delhi Police detained several volunteers, including party leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde.
The party said it had “reclaimed” the site, which has long been used for demonstrations.
Police removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues the day before.
The change followed recommendations from a Ministry of Home Affairs committee tasked with identifying suitable alternatives.
Police named Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground as the three designated venues, and said revised rules for protests there would follow.
The change comes amid protests over alleged electoral-roll irregularities and calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders and volunteers after they entered the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.
The group climbed over barricades, and CJP leader Saurav Das posted a video showing protesters raising slogans inside the campus.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said party members had been detained and declared, “You cannot denotify the resistance.”
The detention came a day after Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues.
Police said three alternative venues had been designated for protests, with a revised operating procedure to be issued separately.
- Who
- CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, along with other party volunteers, entered the site; Delhi Police detained several party members.
- What
- CJP volunteers entered Jantar Mantar after climbing barricades and were detained by police.
- When
- Tuesday morning; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi.
- Why
- The article says the volunteers sought to “reclaim” the site after it was removed from the list of designated protest venues. It does not state a specific reason for the detentions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues.
CJP leaders and volunteers climbed barricades to enter Jantar Mantar and were detained by Delhi Police.
- Party
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Detained members
- Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Ajinkya Shinde and other volunteers
- Alternative venues
- Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground
What people are saying
You cannot denotify the resistance,
Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police,
Sources
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