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CJP Urges Delhi Supporters to Stay as Protest Plans Continue
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, wanted to hold a protest in Delhi.
Police stopped people from reaching the planned protest site on Saturday and detained thousands.
CJP asked supporters who were already in Delhi to stay there because another call for action might come.
The party also planned another demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.
CJP and opposition parties want election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign, citing alleged problems in how elections and voter lists are handled.
CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke said he did not sign a promise stopping him from protesting again.
Police said Dipke and two other leaders were released after agreeing to conditions aimed at keeping the peace.
Dipke also said police had not told him his grandmother had died, while police said they had shared the news and offered travel help.
The Cockroach Janta Party urged supporters already in Delhi to stay, saying another call for action was coming.
The party announced another demonstration at Jantar Mantar for Sunday at 10 am, after police blocked Saturday’s gathering.
Police said more than 7,000 protesters were detained at several locations, amid a deployment of more than 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel across Delhi.
CJP and opposition parties are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged Election Commission irregularities and the revision of electoral rolls.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke denied signing a bond barring further protests; police said he and two other leaders were released on conditions to maintain peace.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, its supporters and leaders, Delhi Police, and opposition leaders.
- What
- CJP urged supporters in Delhi to stay and announced another demonstration after police detained protesters trying to reach Jantar Mantar.
- Where
- Delhi, including Jantar Mantar; Dipke later spoke at Nagpur airport.
- When
- The message and planned follow-up demonstration were on Sunday, after the attempted protest on Saturday.
- Why
- CJP and opposition parties are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s functioning and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
CJP and Dipke
Police account
Release conditions
CJP and Dipke
Dipke said he had not signed a bond preventing further protests and vowed to return to the streets.
Police account
CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said the three leaders were released on the condition that they would not breach peace for a year; police reportedly cited a ₹50,000 surety bond and a commitment to maintain peace and good behaviour.
Notification of Dipke’s grandmother’s death
CJP and Dipke
CJP alleged Dipke was not informed while in custody, and his mother accused police of lying.
Police account
Delhi Police said it conveyed the news sensitively and offered help for Dipke to travel home, which it said he declined.
Detentions before the protest
CJP and Dipke
Dipke questioned why party leaders were detained before the demonstration and challenged the authorities’ preventive action.
Police account
Police cited preventive action and security arrangements; the protest was described in related reports as being held without permission.
Key facts
- Planned demonstration
- Sunday at 10 am at Jantar Mantar
- Protesters detained
- More than 7,000, according to the article
- Security deployment
- More than 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel across Delhi
- CJP leaders detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Police account of release
- CJP’s legal affairs head said the three were released on a condition not to breach peace for a year; police reportedly said they furnished a ₹50,000 surety bond.
- Dipke’s response
- He said he had not signed a bond preventing further protests.
- Police account of family notification
- Delhi Police said Dipke was told of his grandmother’s death with sensitivity and declined offered travel assistance; Dipke’s mother disputed that he had been informed.
Quotes
Cockroach Janta Party
Political party that called for demonstrations demanding the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation.
“I have not signed any bond. We will take to the streets again; we won't be afraid of people like Amit Shah and PM Modi. Put me in jail once, a hundred times. We are not afraid of your dictatorship; we will end your dictatorship”
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“Cockroach Janta Party Important: All Cockroaches currently in Delhi should stay back. Next call on its way! 😎 For Cockroaches outside Delhi, the trains are running again 😉”
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