Jantar Mantar CJP Protest: Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das to reach Delhi shortly — ‘See you in few hours’

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), departed from Mumbai for Delhi to protest at Jantar Mantar. According to a PTI report, he departed from the Four Seasons Hotel in Worli around 6:50 am in a car and is expected to arrive in Delhi by 10 am, a CJP official said. The protest, scheduled for October 10, is against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

However, the Delhi Police denied permission for the protest, citing potential serious law-and-order concerns. CJP co-conveners Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das also confirmed they were en route to Delhi, with Ranka expressing his anticipation of meeting Dipke soon. The protest was planned to be attended by the Aam Aadmi Party and various Left parties.

Dipke accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of fearing the youth and waging a war against his own people through emergency-like conditions. He further claimed that authorities were detaining people traveling to Delhi to prevent their participation in the protest.