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Abhijeet Dipke Vows Nationwide Protests After Delhi Police Strips Jantar Mantar of Protest Status
- •Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke declared that the entire country will become a protest site after Delhi Police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as a designated demonstration venue.
- •The Delhi Police issued a circular officially removing Jantar Mantar from the list of protest venues and provided three alternative locations in the capital.
- •Dipke accused the police of mental torture following his detention at Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of a planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The CJP leader was detained on Saturday upon arriving from Mumbai and alleged he was pressured to sign documents and denied immediate access to his lawyer.
- •Deputy Commissioner of Police Neha Yadav had earlier released a video showing officers informing Dipke about his grandmother's death and offering travel arrangements for her last rites.
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Following a Delhi Police circular issued on October 12, 2026, based on recommendations from a Home Ministry committee, Jantar Mantar was removed as a protest venue. Ramlila Maidan, Burari Maidan, and CBD Ground in East Delhi have been designated as the three new alternative locations for public demonstrations.
Abhijeet Dipke was detained on Saturday at Indira Gandhi International Airport after arriving from Mumbai to participate in a planned CJP demonstration at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Dipke accused the Delhi Police of mental torture, alleging that officers pressured him into signing arrest documents, denied him access to his lawyer, and released a partial video regarding his grandmother's death rather than the complete unedited footage.
