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Mamata Condemns Abhijeet Dipke Detention as Undeclared Emergency
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News18•16-10-2026, 19:45
Mamata Condemns Abhijeet Dipke Detention as Undeclared Emergency
- •Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee strongly criticised the preventive detention of Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora by the Delhi Police.
- •The leaders were detained while heading to participate in the Lehra Do Tiranga protests in the national capital for holding the Indian National Flag.
- •Mamata Banerjee called the detention nothing short of an undeclared Emergency and accused the government of trying to intimidate the younger generation into silence.
- •Police had earlier served a notice to Dipke directing him to refrain from actions that could prejudice the rights of citizens and commuters.
- •Protesters and student organisation members gathered in large numbers at Connaught Place and Mandi House in New Delhi to stage flash protests amid heavy police deployment.
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Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora were detained by the Delhi Police while on their way to participate in the Lehra Do Tiranga protests in the national capital, while holding the Indian National Flag. Police sources indicated the preventive action was taken to maintain law and order.
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee strongly criticized the detention, describing it as nothing short of an undeclared Emergency. She asserted that a government fearing dissent is attempting to intimidate the youth into silence.
Following his detention by the Delhi Police, Abhijeet Dipke was taken to the Jafarpur Kalan police station.
