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No Cockroach Protests Until Diwali Abhijit Deshmukh Announces
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News18•20-10-2026, 16:52
No Cockroach Protests Until Diwali Abhijit Deshmukh Announces
  • •Protests are continuously being staged in Delhi by the INDIA bloc and the Karappoochi Janata Party demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
  • •Karappoochi Janata Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranga were arrested after defying the ban and entering Jantar Mantar where protests are no longer permitted.
  • •Reacting to the burning of a 30 foot tall cockroach effigy alongside Ravana during Dussehra celebrations in Delhi, founder Abhijit Deshmukh thanked authorities for the free publicity.
  • •With Diwali approaching on November 8th, Karappoochi Janata Party founder Abhijit Deshmukh has announced that all protests are put on hold until then, urging members to celebrate with their families.

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Karappoochi Janata Party founder Abhijit Deshmukh announced that there will be no protests held until Diwali on November 8th, urging members to celebrate with their families.

Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranga were arrested and sent to judicial custody after defying the ban on protests at Jantar Mantar and entering the site to display the Indian flag.

During Delhi's Dussehra celebrations, a 30-foot-tall effigy of a cockroach is scheduled to be burned alongside the effigy of Ravana.