In this screengrab from a video posted on October 10, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke inside an aircraft after landing at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of CJP's planned demonstration against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi. (AshutoshRanka/IG via PTI Photo)
Detained Dipke says Ajinkya Shinde will lead CJP protest, urges supporters to follow him
Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police from inside an aircraft shortly after it landed in the national capital, according to the information shared by the organisation
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday (October 10) said the organisation's in-charge Ajinkya Shinde would lead its protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar as long as he and two other leaders remained in detention.
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In a post on CJP’s X handle (Formerly Twitter), Dipke said he had recorded a video in advance on Friday night, anticipating a possible arrest.
What Dipke said
"If you are watching this video, then it means me, Ashutosh (Ranka) and Saurav (Das) all three have been arrested. In our absence, our movement will be led by Ajinkya (Shinde). Please follow him; he will carry forward the Cockroach Janta Party," Dipke said in the 20-second video.
“IMPORTANT. Until Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are in detention, CJP’s Organization In-Charge Ajinkya Shinde will lead this protest at Jantar Mantar. Abhijeet had pre-recorded this video last night in anticipation of a potential arrest (sic),” CJP captioned Dipke’s video.
Detentions from inside aircraft
Dipke, Das and Ranka were detained by Delhi Police from inside an aircraft shortly after it landed in the national capital, according to the information shared by the organisation.
The three leaders arrived in Delhi from Mumbai for the proposed protest at Jantar Mantar against Kumar.
The outfit has called a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the CEC over allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and changes relating to Form 6, used for voter registration.
Security stepped up at Dipke’s home
Meanwhile, police have stepped up security at Dipke's home in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in view of his protest against Kumar in Delhi, an official said.
A senior police official said that the police have increased deployment outside Dipke's residence located in the MIDC Waluj area here.
"Earlier, one guard was stationed at Dipke's residence. Now the headquarters has deployed a team of 20 policemen considering the situation in New Delhi," an official from the local police station said.