CJP leaders to meet Delhi Police tomorrow to seek date for ‘peaceful protest’

Following their recent 24-hour detention, leaders from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will convene with Delhi Police tomorrow to secure a date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar. The CJP had originally planned a protest on Sunday, calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and halting of the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll, in response to an Express expose revealing internal disputes within the Election Commission.

Over 100 individuals were apprehended by Delhi police on Sunday, prompting the Supreme Court to intervene, ordering against any illegal detentions and reinstating public assembly, including the metro and rail services. Ashutosh Ranka, a CJP leader, announced on social media that the party leaders would meet Delhi Police at Parliamentary Street Police Station by 10 AM the following day to discuss a date for the protest at Jantar Mantar.

The authorities have until 24 hours to provide a suitable time, or the CJP leaders threaten to call another protest independently. Ranka and Saurav Das, fellow CJP leaders, recounted their 24-hour detention, expressing concerns over their phones being confiscated and fearing potential cloning or tampering. The trio, including Abhijeet Dipke, were seized upon their arrival in Delhi on Saturday morning, taken to separate locations, and released on Sunday morning under a bond obligating them to "maintain peace and good behavior for a period of one year."