In tense livestream, Delhi cops ask Abhijeet Dipke to call off CP Tiranga march; Central Park blockade planned
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Delhi Police shared it is planning to block all entries to Central Park in Connaught Place ahead of the proposed ‘ Lehra Do Tiranga ’ rally by Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, while allowing traffic and pedestrian movement in the inner and outer circles of CP. Dipke was later detained by Delhi Police while heading towards Connaught Place for the march.
Adding to this, CJP's Abhijeet Dipke has planned to hold a rally to unfold the Tricolour at Central Park in Delhi's CP (Instagram and PTI) A police team has also visited Dipke's place of stay — NCP-SP spokesperson Anish Gawande's residence — to verbally inform him about prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), in force in the New Delhi area, and urge him to call off the march and maintain peace and law and order. Track LIVE updates from Abhijeet Dipke's Tiranga march here
Meanwhile, The police team left the house after serving a notice to Dipke and getting the acknowledgement, a police officer shared.
Notably, CJP livestreamed the tense exchange between Dipke and Delhi Police personnel, in which the former can be heard asking an officer how unfolding the Tricolour is unlawful.
As per the latest buzz, "We are not putting any speaker, we have not shared it is a protest, we are just saying we will unfold the Tricolour, is that now allowed?" Dipke could be seen asking the officer.
In further updates, Citing the communication in the notice, Dipke further asked, "Is Tiranga unlawful?", and got "it is country's pride" as a response from the officer.
On top of that, Abhijeet Dipke proposed “Lehra Do Tiranga” protest march to CP's Central Park on Wednesday amid the standoff with authorities over the arrest of two spokespersons of CJP - Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka - for Jantar Mantar trespass.
Saurav Das and its Ashutosh Ranka were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday morning after entering Jantar Mantar by jumping the locked gates, a day after the site lost its designated protest venue status.
Source: Hindustan Times