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BJP criticises planned CJP protest as leaders are reportedly detained
BJP MP Sambit Patra said the Cockroach Janata Party's planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi had failed.
The party had called the demonstration to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
It cited allegations of voter-list manipulation during a revision of electoral rolls and changes related to Form 6, used to register voters.
The party said three leaders who travelled from Mumbai were detained by Delhi Police after their plane landed in Delhi.
Police sources said the leaders were taken to different locations, and police personnel reportedly told them they lacked permission to hold the protest at Jantar Mantar.
Patra accused protesters of seeking to cause violence, but these were his claims.
BJP MP Sambit Patra called the Cockroach Janata Party’s planned protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar a “flop show.”
The CJP had called the demonstration to protest over alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6.
The CJP said three of its leaders were detained by Delhi Police after their aircraft from Mumbai landed in the capital.
Police sources told PTI that the three leaders were taken to different locations.
Patra alleged that protesters wanted to hold the capital hostage and create violence, while the CJP described the alleged detention as dictatorship.
- Who
- The BJP and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), including CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- What
- The BJP called the CJP’s planned protest a failure. The CJP said three leaders were detained after arriving in Delhi.
- When
- Saturday, 10 October 2026.
- Where
- The planned protest was at Jantar Mantar in Delhi; the leaders said they were detained after their aircraft landed in the capital.
- Why
- The CJP called the protest over alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6.
BJP
Cockroach Janata Party
Protest
BJP
Sambit Patra called the planned demonstration a “flop show” and alleged protesters sought to create violence.
Cockroach Janata Party
The CJP planned a demonstration against alleged voter-list manipulation and changes relating to Form 6.
Detention
BJP
The article reports police sources saying the leaders were taken to different locations; it gives no BJP response to the CJP’s detention claim.
Cockroach Janata Party
The CJP claimed three leaders were detained by police after their aircraft landed; one leader described the alleged action as dictatorship.
But today the anarchists have failed.
The flop show of anarchist elements has completely collapsed.
They wanted violence.
dictatorship
CJP leaders travelled from Mumbai to Delhi to attend the planned demonstration.
The CJP claimed its leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after their aircraft landed in Delhi.
BJP MP Sambit Patra called the planned protest a “flop show.
- Protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- CJP leaders named
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Journey
- Mumbai to Delhi
- Protest issue
- Alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6
- Date
- 10 October 2026
Sources
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