‘Going home to be with family as my grandmother has passed away’: Dipke

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), announced on Sunday that he was returning home to be with his family after the death of his grandmother. Leaving Kapil Sibal's residence, Dipke criticized the security measures in Delhi ahead of the party's planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The statement highlighted the restrictions imposed on the CJP, questioning the reason for inconveniencing millions of people to protect Kumar. CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were scheduled to address a press conference at 2 pm to discuss the party's next steps following their detention and the restrictions imposed. The CJP had called for a 'Jantar Mantar 2.0' protest demanding Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Delhi Police denied the CJP's request for permission, citing law-and-order concerns. Dipke's family alleged that despite multiple pleas, the police refused to release him to attend his grandmother's funeral, even after receiving a notification about his grandmother's death and funeral timings from the Delhi Police via X (formerly Twitter).