Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Dipke Vows CJP Will Resume Protests, Rejects No-Protest Bond
Abhijeet Dipke leads the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP.
He said he and other leaders would protest again to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal.
Dipke said he had not signed a promise to stop protesting.
He and two other CJP leaders had been released after appearing before a magistrate in Delhi.
CJP’s legal affairs head said their release included a condition to maintain public order for a year.
While Dipke was in custody, his grandmother died.
Delhi Police said it told him and offered travel help, which he declined.
Dipke said he was told about the death but could not use his phone to contact a relative.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said he had not signed a bond barring further protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal.
Dipke said CJP leaders would return to the streets and made remarks criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The statements followed the release of Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das after they appeared before an Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station.
CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said their release was subject to an undertaking to maintain public order, including no breach of peace for one year.
Delhi Police said it informed Dipke of his grandmother’s death and offered travel help; Dipke said he was told but denied access to his phone to contact a relative.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, and Delhi Police.
- What
- After his release, Dipke said CJP would resume protests and that he had not signed a bond barring further demonstrations.
- When
- The protest took place on October 10; Dipke’s remarks and the reports about the leaders’ release were on October 11.
- Where
- The protest was at Jantar Mantar in Delhi; Dipke spoke at Nagpur airport before travelling to Hingoli, Maharashtra.
- Why
- CJP’s protest called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal.
Dipke and CJP’s account
Delhi Police’s account
Notification and travel assistance
Dipke and CJP’s account
Dipke said police told him his grandmother had died, but refused to let him use his phone to contact a cousin. His mother had alleged that he was not informed while in custody.
Delhi Police’s account
Delhi Police said it conveyed the news sensitively and offered travel assistance for the funeral, which it said Dipke declined.
Restrictions after release
Dipke and CJP’s account
Dipke said he had not signed a bond promising that CJP leaders would not protest again and said they would return to the streets.
Delhi Police’s account
CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said the leaders’ release was conditional on an undertaking to maintain public order, including no breach of peace for one year.
Treatment of CJP leaders
Dipke and CJP’s account
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das accused police of forcibly detaining them, taking their phones without documentation and denying them access to lawyers.
Delhi Police’s account
The reports describe Delhi Police releasing a video disputing the claim that Dipke was not informed about the death; they do not give a specific police response to the other allegations.
- Protest date and location
- October 10 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- CJP demand
- Removal or resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Released leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das
- Release condition
- Ratna Singh said the leaders undertook to maintain public order, including no breach of peace for one year
- Police account
- Delhi Police said it informed Dipke about his grandmother’s death and offered travel assistance, which he declined
- Dipke’s account
- Dipke said police told him of the death but did not let him use his phone to retrieve a relative’s number
- Reported detentions
- Around 1,000 people were detained in Delhi, according to one report
Sources
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