Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Released CJP Leader Slams Modi, Vows to Continue Protest
Three leaders from the Cockroach Janta Party were detained after their plane landed in Delhi.
They had planned to protest at Jantar Mantar.
An executive magistrate ordered their release, with a condition that they keep the peace for one year.
Afterward, Abhijeet Dipke criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The party says it will keep protesting until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
It says its protest is about alleged problems in a voter-list revision.
Delhi Police planned security measures and traffic changes.
The report also said the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear a petition about restrictions on metro and train services.
An executive magistrate ordered Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka released after nearly 24 hours in detention.
Their release was conditional on not breaching the peace for one year, according to the CJP’s legal head.
Dipke called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an “embarrassment to India” in a post on X.
The CJP said it would continue demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter-list revision irregularities.
Delhi Police planned security restrictions, kept Jantar Mantar closed and arranged traffic diversions at 30 locations.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka; the party is protesting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- The three leaders were released from detention, and the CJP renewed its call for protests and Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- The leaders were detained on Saturday and released on Sunday, nearly 24 hours later.
- Where
- New Delhi; they were detained after their plane landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport and had planned to protest at Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- The CJP says it is protesting alleged irregularities in the voter-list revision exercise and wants Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
- Released leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Detention duration
- Nearly 24 hours
- Release condition
- They must not breach the peace for one year
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Traffic diversions
- Planned at 30 locations in Delhi
- Flight cited
- AI 2428 arrived at 10:18 a.m. and was moved to remote bay R12