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Passenger Criticises CJP Leaders After Delhi Flight Detainment
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Moneycontrol•10-10-2026, 13:59
Passenger Criticises CJP Leaders After Delhi Flight Detainment
  • •An Air India flight from Mumbai carrying Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was met by Delhi Police at IGI Airport.
  • •Police detained CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka inside the aircraft following protests and sloganeering onboard.
  • •A fellow passenger expressed frustration over the delay and inconvenience caused to travellers, questioning the protestors' methods.
  • •The passenger argued that legal remedies through the courts should be pursued rather than disrupting public services and transit systems.
  • •The CJP leaders were traveling to Delhi for a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the Special Intensive Revision exercise.

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Delhi Police boarded an Air India flight from Mumbai and detained CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka ahead of their planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar.

The CJP organized the demonstration to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

A passenger on the flight criticised the protesters for causing inconvenience to fellow travellers and suggested that people seeking electoral roll corrections should approach the courts instead.