‘Will show waving Tiranga not crime’: Dipke asks people to reach Delhi’s Connaught Place on Friday

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke has called on citizens to assemble at Connaught Place in Delhi on October 16 at 5 pm, carrying the national flag. He stated, "We will display the waving tricolour, and it is not a crime." On the same day, Dipke accused the Narendra Modi government of creating an unofficial emergency after two CJP leaders were placed under five-day judicial custody for allegedly trespassing into Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Addressing reporters in Nagpur, Dipke questioned what offense Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka committed by raising the national flag at Jantar Mantar. Das and Ranka were arrested early on Tuesday after they allegedly breached barriers and entered the area without permission, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Police reported that Das and Ranka were incarcerated in Tihar jail for five days due to their repeated law violations and the concern that releasing them on bail would lead to further unlawful actions and inciting others. They appeared before the Special Executive Magistrate on Wednesday morning. The issue arose amid increased security in Delhi following a series of protests by the youth-led group and other organizations demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.