CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka sneak inside Jantar Mantar, detained by Delhi Police
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Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party chief spokesperson Saurav Das and national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka after they arrived at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, with party founder Abhijeet Dipke claiming additional members including Ajinkya Shinde were also detained during a protest against the removal of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.
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Why It Matters
The Cockroach Janta Party protested at Jantar Mantar after the government removed it as a designated protest site, claiming the move was intended to suppress dissent.
In a post on X, Dipke said Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Ajinkya Shinde and other team members had been detained.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das and national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police after arriving at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, police confirmed. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed that Das, Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde and other party members had been detained. He shared the claim on social media. “Jantar Mantar has been reclaimed! we have entered Jantar Mantar and now we are being detained! but this is a message to all of us young gen! we can do it! gyanu, you’re done bro,” Das said in a social media post. Abhijeet Dipke also claimed that party members carrying the national flag sneaked into Jantar Mantar before being detained by Delhi Police. In a post on X, Dipke said Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Ajinkya Shinde and other team members had been detained. “You cannot denotify the resistance, Narendramodi,” Dipke tweeted. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on the INDIA bloc's protest told news agnecy PTI, "Narendra Modi's fear is evident from the fact that he has removed Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. He thinks protests will stop if Jantar Mantar is no longer a designated protest site, but that is not going to happen. Jantar Mantars will now emerge across the country. Narendra Modi's problem is not with Jantar Mantar as a location, but with protests. We must understand this." Delhi Police said CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das and national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, who had arrived at Jantar Mantar, were detained.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Further protests will emerge at other locations across India as claimed by the Cockroach Janta Party founder.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific charges were filed against the detained party members?
- How long will the detainees be held?
- Are there plans for further protests at other locations across the country?
