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CJP Demands 24-Hour Deadline from Delhi Police for New Protest Date After Mass Detentions
- •Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party plan to visit Parliament Street Police Station to seek a date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
- •CJP warned Delhi Police to provide a protest date within 24 hours or face a call for a new demonstration.
- •The party had previously planned a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
- •Key CJP leaders including Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das were detained upon arrival at Delhi airport and later released.
- •Detained leaders alleged they were taken into custody without written grounds, had their phones seized, and were denied legal access.
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Top CJP leaders, including founder Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das, were detained by Delhi Police at the IGI Airport after arriving from Mumbai. The action was taken amid strict security and restrictions in the capital because the CJP had planned a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Following their release on Sunday, CJP leaders announced that they would visit the Parliament Street Police Station to officially request a date from Delhi Police for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar. Co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka warned that if the police fail to provide a date within 24 hours, the party will issue another call for a protest.
Delhi Police denied permission for the October 10 demonstration due to short-notice application filing and restrictive rules in force in the New Delhi area. Officials also highlighted safety concerns and violations during previous protests, along with the imposition of prohibitory orders across the national capital.
