Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Who Is Ajinkya Shinde, Set to Lead CJP Protest?
Ajinkya Shinde is a leader in the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP.
The party’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, made a video before he expected to be arrested.
In it, Dipke said Shinde would lead the party’s protest if he and two other leaders were detained.
Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving in Delhi from Mumbai.
The protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Shinde is 35 years old and comes from Latur in Maharashtra.
He studied for a BTech degree at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University.
Dipke asked people to follow Shinde and said he would carry the party forward.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said Ajinkya Shinde would lead the party’s protest while three leaders remained in detention.
Dipke, spokesperson Saurav Das and co-convener Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving in Delhi from Mumbai.
The protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Dipke shared a 20-second pre-recorded video on the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account after his arrest.
Shinde, 35, is from Latur, Maharashtra, and completed a BTech at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University.
- Who
- Ajinkya Shinde was named by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke to lead the movement; Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained.
- What
- Shinde was designated to lead the CJP protest while the three leaders remained in detention.
- When
- The detentions took place on Saturday, October 10; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The three leaders were detained aboard an aircraft after landing in Delhi from Mumbai. Shinde is from Latur, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The CJP protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
CJP's position
Other viewpoint
Detention and protest
CJP's position
CJP said its three leaders were detained by Delhi Police after landing in Delhi and said Shinde would continue the protest against Gyanesh Kumar.
Other viewpoint
The provided article contains no response or alternative account from Delhi Police or the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Ajinkya Shinde
- 35; resident of Latur, Maharashtra; CJP national organisation in-charge.
- Education
- BTech degree from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, Raigad.
- CJP founder
- Abhijeet Dipke.
- Other detained leaders
- Spokesperson Saurav Das and co-convener Ashutosh Ranka.
- Detention
- Delhi Police detained the three leaders inside an aircraft after it landed in Delhi.
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Video
- Dipke's pre-recorded video was 20 seconds long and posted on CJP's X account.