Delhi protest LIVE: Das, Ranka in judicial custody for 6th day as CJP awaits their return to ‘determine next steps’
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Saurav Das, chief spokesperson of CJP, Ashutosh Ranka, co-convenner of CJP, and Ajinkya Shinde pose for a picture from, what the party says, inside the Parliament Street Police Station at a location given as New Delhi, India, in this handout image rolled out on October 14, 2026. Delhi protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has alleged “deliberate prolonging” of CJP convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das's arrest, even as the two remain in judicial custody. Ranka and Das had been sent to five-day judicial custody on October 13, after they climbed a locked gate to enter the Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been de-notified as a protest site. The two, along with other CJP workers, had displayed the Tricolour at the site, and were eventually detained and placed under preventive arrest. They were then sent to judicial custody by a special executive magistrate. ...Read More
Adding to this, As their custody enters the sixth day on Sunday, Dipke alleged, “The state is deliberately prolonging Ashu and Saurav’s illegal arrest by using every dirty trick in the book to delay court proceedings and prevent their rollout.” He added, “They have no legal grounds to keep them behind bars, so they are resorting to delaying tactics to keep them there.” The special executive magistrate hearing their bail matter on Sunday had cited threats and mental harassment, leaving the duo’s rollout unresolved. Delhi Police lodges FIR The Delhi Police lodged an FIR on the complaint of SEM. Police denied allegations of delay and shared due procedure is being followed. Police Cite Plans for Another Protest During the hearing, police alleged that CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were planning another protest. Police cited Dipke’s reported remarks at the airport on Sunday that the party will strategise its next course of action. However, a CJP spokesperson shared they have no protest planned and are not even posting about it on social media. A special executive magistrate at Mandir Marg is yet to give an order to rollout the duo.
Meanwhile, Delhi protest LIVE: Multiple protests and marches took place around the New Delhi area on Sunday, including the one against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the other seeking justice in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. The Delhi Police shared more than 50 persons were removed and detained from all protests combined. They were rolled out within a few hours and no case has been lodged yet.
Notably, Delhi protest LIVE: CJP staged a peaceful protest near the Pune district collector’s office on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They also condemned the arrests of its leaders in Delhi.
As per the latest buzz, These developments come against the backdrop of widespread demonstrations against the CEC regarding alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions. The protests come amid continued demonstrations by Opposition leaders against the SIR of electoral rolls.
In further updates, Delhi protest LIVE: Abhijeet Dipke shared on Sunday that the outfit will 'gather, restrategise, and determine its next steps' amid protests in Delhi against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
On top of that, Dipke noted that once CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, return, they will formally decide how to move forward, according to news agency ANI.
Delhi protest LIVE: Earlier on Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke was granted conditional bail, after he was detained on his way to Connaught Place in Delhi and subsequently arrested on Friday.
Source: Hindustan Times