NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Ashutosh Ranka on Tuesday alleged that party members had entered Jantar Mantar before being detained by Delhi Police, responding to a user on X who said they had been detained while going to the protest site.“सर जा नहीं रहे थे, अंदर घुस गए,” Ranka wrote, roughly translating to, “Sir, they weren’t just going there; they entered inside.”The remark came after CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ranka were detained by Delhi Police while attempting to reach Jantar Mantar, police sources said.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke also claimed that several other members, including Ajinkya Shinde, had been detained.
CJP members jump gate to enter Jantar Mantar
In a post on X, Dipke said CJP members carrying the national flag had entered Jantar Mantar before police detained them.“Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police,” Dipke said.He named Ranka, Das, Shinde and other team members as among those detained.“You cannot denotify the resistance,” Dipke added, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Dipke also shared a video purportedly showing CJP members jumping over a gate to enter Jantar Mantar and raising slogans such as “Bharat Mata ki Jai”. Police personnel are seen rushing towards them and taking them away.
Security tightened in Delhi
The detentions came amid heightened security in the national capital following calls for demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Delhi Police has deployed a large number of personnel across the city to maintain law and order. The CJP has been demanding Kumar’s resignation and action over alleged voter-list irregularities, while authorities have cited security and public-order concerns surrounding the proposed demonstrations.(With agency inputs)
