NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday while attempting to reach Jantar Mantar just two days after they were released by an executive magistrate on the condition that they ‘maintain peace’ and ‘good behaviour’ for a year.The fresh detentions came after the leaders were released on Sunday following their preventive arrest ahead of a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter rolls.The Delhi Police had said the leaders were released by the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court, Delhi Cantt, after a surety bond of Rs 50,000 was furnished.“A bail bond as surety bond of Rs 50,000 was filed for maintaining peace and good behaviour, for a period of one year, and they were released by the SEM Court,” the police said on Sunday.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said several other party members, including Ajinkya Shinde, had also been detained on Tuesday.In a post on X, Dipke said, “Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police. AshutoshRanka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya along with other team members have been detained. You cannot denotify the resistance, Narendra Modi.”Despite the detentions, CJP members described their attempt to enter the protest site as a success and renewed their call for Kumar’s resignation.In a post on X, Das said, “Jantar Mantar has been reclaimed. We have entered Jantar Mantar and now we are being detained. But this is a message to all of us young gen! We can do it! Gyanu, you’re done bro!”Ranka also posted on X, “Fortress Jantar Mantar has been breached.”Dipke shared a picture of Ranka waving the Tricolour at the site, while Ranka posted, “Hands Off Jantar Mantar.”The party members had gathered at Jantar Mantar in the early hours of Tuesday. Security personnel arrived shortly after the demonstration began and detained protesters who attempted to enter the venue after it had been denotified as a protest site.
