Delhi Police personnel at Abhijeet Dipke’s door, his detention on the way to Connaught Place (CP) and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s claim that he was taken to an “undisclosed” location – the outfit’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ call was marked by police action and a big crowd in central Delhi.
CP not a notified protest site: Police to Dipke
The former Tamil Nadu chief minister also raised questions about their whereabouts after detention. The notice also pointed to CP being a hub for businesses and housing several prominent restaurants and outlets. “It (CP) houses a dense concentration of showrooms, restaurants, hotels, banks, offices and street vendors, so any disruption, particularly during evening and weekend hours, as well as the peak festival season, directly affects the livelihood of traders and their employees. The notice was personally handed to Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police personnel at NCP-SCP spokesperson Anish Gawande’s residence. Abhijeet Dipke departed for the march site this evening and was detained by the police shortly after. However, a video from before his detention showed him asking the police how he was violating any laws. Both the CJP and AISA sought to know Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora’s whereabouts after they were detained on their way to the Tiranga rally. The outfits alleged that the two were being denied access to lawyers and associates after being detained by Delhi Police during protests in the national capital.
The notice cited prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS. Over 15 lakh traders and their employees depend on its peaceful and orderly functioning for the exercise of their fundamental right,” the notice read.
Several Opposition leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and MK Stalin backed Dipke and Bora and called the situation in Delhi an “undeclared emergency”.
Earlier in the day, the CJP founder was served a notice by the Delhi Police and was asked not to join the rally.
