‘Declare official Emergency if you have courage’: Abhijeet Dipke challenges PM Modi

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of imposing an unofficial emergency after two CJP leaders were placed in five-day judicial custody. The leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were detained for allegedly trespassing into Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and raising slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Dipke questioned the nature of their alleged offense, stating that waving the national flag at Jantar Mantar was not a serious crime, even not occurring during the Emergency of 1975. He criticized the government for treating the act as a grave sin punishable by five days in custody. Dipke expressed his disappointment with Modi's actions, urging him not to act like a coward and to show courage if he wishes to impose an emergency.

The CJP leader stated that he would pay his respects to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, asserting that the country runs on the Constitution and Ambedkar's ideas. He affirmed that the CJP would continue to remain an independent pressure group, emphasizing that their movement and the Opposition INDIA bloc's movement are for the same cause.