The "cockroach movement" is back on the street. Its leaders were detained

In the statement released by CJP, it was stated that party founder Abhijeet Dipke and senior executives Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who came to New Delhi from Mumbai, were detained by police teams as they got off the plane.

In the recordings reflected on the television footage, it was seen that Dipke addressed the police officers and said, "I came to be detained, catch me, I am not afraid of you," and an officer replied, "No, this is not an arrest, please cooperate."

Describing the detention of its leaders as an "authoritarian intervention", CJP noted that this step was intended to paralyze the management team of the demonstration to be held today and demanded the immediate release of those in custody.

On the other hand, two digital media organizations announced in their statements on social media platform X that 4 reporters who were following the protest were detained.

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association also stated that some lawyers protesting in front of the court building were detained.

Police officials have not yet made a statement regarding these detentions.

According to the news of Reuters agency, 45 metro stations and bazaars were closed in order to prevent demonstrators from gathering in the historical Jantar Mantar square in the capital of 20 million people, and mobile internet service was suspended in the central business district.

Police teams stopped and searched buses, cars and other vehicles at the entrance points to the city and placed barricades and concrete blocks on the main routes of the city.

Riot vehicles with tear gas launchers were deployed at certain points.

Despite all the obstacles, young activists reached the center of the capital and chanted "Long live the revolution" slogans. Police teams chased some demonstrators who tried to escape and forced them onto buses.

Yogendra Solanki, one of the activists who was put on the bus, stated that the police violated the rights of the people and that the country would not tolerate this any longer.

Before leaving Mumbai, Dipke told ANI news agency, "Why is the Prime Minister so afraid of the youth and people of the country? Why did you need to close the railways and subways; the roads were closed, the internet was cut off, this is nothing but fear."