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CJP Leaders Detained From Flight Ahead of Delhi Protest
Three leaders from the Cockroach Janta Party flew from Mumbai to Delhi for a planned protest.
After their plane landed, police approached them inside the aircraft and detained them before they got off.
The protest was about the party’s concerns over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and changes to voter lists.
The party said the detentions were unfair and demanded the leaders’ release.
Police had refused permission for the protest, saying the application came too late and rules had been broken at an earlier demonstration.
News reports also described many other detentions and restrictions in Delhi that day.
The video shows the encounter, but one report said it did not independently establish all the circumstances of the detention.
Cockroach Janta Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained aboard their flight after it landed in Delhi from Mumbai on Saturday.
Videos shared online showed police personnel, including women officers, approaching and detaining the leaders before they left the aircraft.
The CJP had planned a Jantar Mantar protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over concerns including electoral-roll revisions.
The party condemned the detentions as an obstruction and violation of freedom of movement, and sought the leaders’ release; police denied permission for the protest.
Reports also described hundreds of detentions and restrictions ahead of the protest, including the closure of 45 metro stations; police cited the late permission application and past rule violations.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka; Delhi Police detained them.
- What
- The three leaders were detained inside their aircraft after landing ahead of a planned protest.
- Where
- A flight arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi from Mumbai.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; one report says the flight arrived at about 10:20 a.m.
- Why
- They were travelling to attend a planned Jantar Mantar protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The articles do not state an official police reason for detaining the three aboard the plane.
CJP and organisers
Police and authorities
Detaining the leaders
CJP and organisers
CJP called the action a pre-planned obstruction and a violation of freedom of movement, and demanded the leaders’ immediate release.
Police and authorities
The articles do not report a specific police explanation for detaining the three leaders aboard the aircraft.
Permission for the protest
CJP and organisers
CJP and its supporters described the planned demonstration as peaceful and objected to restrictions on participation.
Police and authorities
Police denied permission, saying the application was submitted only three days beforehand despite a 10-day requirement, and citing rule violations at a previous demonstration.
Key facts
- Detained leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Organisation
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Journey
- Mumbai to Delhi
- Arrival time
- About 10:20 a.m., according to one report
- Planned protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Permission
- Police denied permission, citing a late application and rule violations at a previous demonstration
- Other reported restrictions
- One report said 45 metro stations were closed; other reports cited train cancellations and mobile internet restrictions in central Delhi
Quotes
Delhi Police personnel
Police officers who detained Dipke and other CJP leaders on the plane.
“So, you can see that Delhi Police is entering the plane to arrest us. They are all entering the plane. We just landed. All the Delhi Police officers are standing in the aisle. They are trying to arrest us from inside the plane. The entire Delhi Police is getting on the plane...This is the fear of Narendra Modi...Not even Indira Gandhi did this during the Emergency. All we wanted to do is a peaceful protest, and they are picking us up from the flight like we are criminals.”
wionews.com
freepressjournal.in
“This pre-planned interception by the Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today's peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site. The CJP denounces this blatant violation of freedom of movement and demands the immediate, unconditional release of Dipke, Das, and Ranka.”
NDTV
Sources
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