Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has been detained by the Delhi Police after the flight he travelled from Mumbai landed at the Delhi airport, at least two senior police officers confirmed.
What the Delhi Police said
The three CJP leaders arrived in the city for their proposed protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls. “Multiple police officials from the southwest district police were deployed at the Delhi airport to detain Dipke, Das, Ranka and other CJP leaders or supporters arriving in different flights from different states and cities. Special passes were issued to the officials for their access to the airport premises.
The three CJP leaders have been detained,” one officer said, asking not to be named. The CJP denounces this blatant violation of freedom of movement and demands the immediate, unconditional release of Dipke, Das, and Ranka,” the statement said. “This pre-planned interception by the Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today’s peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site.
