Delhi protest LIVE: ‘CJP to restrategise after Das, Ranka's release; won’t back down,’ says Dipke
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Delhi protest LIVE: Following his rollout on Friday, Dipke shared he was “waiting for his brothers to be free”. Delhi protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka's five-day judicial custody ends on Saturday, and with the Delhi Police not having filed an extension plea yet, they may be rolled out. While CJP's legal affairs head Ratna Singh shared every required procedure regarding had been completed and they were “merely waiting for formal approval”, the outfit has warned of legal action if Das and Ranka are not rolled out today. The CJP shared they had consulted with senior advocate Kapil Sibal, and alleged “deliberate use of delaying tactics” to keep Das and Ranka “behind bars.” ...Read More
Adding to this, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was rolled out on Saturday on conditional bail, a day after he was detained on his way to Connaught Place for the ‘Lehra do Tiranga’ march and then arrested. One of the primary conditions of Dipke's bail bond is to ensure there is no breach of peace on his end for a period of one year. AISA national president Neha Bora had also been detained on Friday, but was rolled out following overnight detention after formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act. The CJP, student organisations and the Opposition have staged continuous protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the special intensive revision exercise, following reports of objections being raised by the two Election Commissioners on the poll body's decisions. The ECI has, in a statement, maintained that all decisions taken by it are unanimous. ‘Waiting for my brothers to be free’ Following his rollout on Friday, Dipke shared he was “waiting for his brothers to be free”, while sharing a photograph of Das and Ranka. CJP's co-convenors were arrested earlier this week on Tuesday, after they jumped a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which was de-notified as a protest site, and displayed the Tricolour there, along with 12 others. They were subsequently detained. While CJP national organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde and 11 others were rolled out, Das and Ranka faced preventive action and were sent to five-day judicial custody. CJP's legal affairs head Ratna Singh had, in a post on X, alleged that Das and Ranka “could not come out” on Saturday because the investigating officer (IO) had come at 6 pm for a 2 pm hearing.
Meanwhile, Delhi protest LIVE: With a 30-foot effigy of a cockroach to be burnt alongside those of Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran at a Ramlila event here, some social media users are questioning its propriety at a religious celebration while organisers maintain the initiative aims to promote cleanliness.
Notably, The Shree Keshav Ram Leela Committee, which organises the annual event in Pitampura, shared the cockroach symbolises filth and dirt and the initiative aims to spread awareness about cleanliness under 'Swachh Bharat' and 'Swachh Delhi' campaigns.
As per the latest buzz, Committee president and BJP MLA Ashok Goel told PTI that the decision is not politically motivated and is intended to convey the message of the victory of good over evil while highlighting the importance of cleanliness.
In further updates, The cockroach will be depicted among the 'asuras' in Ravan's army, he shared.
On top of that, The development comes amid protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the capital. The group had initially protested against former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and has now joined demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Several social media users have questioned the decision, arguing that bringing contemporary political developments into a religious celebration could hurt sentiments and divert attention from the festival's traditional significance.
Source: Hindustan Times