Politics
Dipke calls 5-day CJP custody unofficial emergency
The Hindu··3d ago
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi was imposing an unofficial emergency after two leaders got five-day custody. Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were lodged in Tihar Jail on October 14, 2026 for alleged trespass at Jantar Mantar. In Nagpur, Dipke asked what offence they committed by waving the tricolour. He said CJP remains an independent pressure group.
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What It Means For You
- Das and Ranka were detained early on October 13 after police said they entered de-notified Jantar Mantar.
- Police sources linked the custody to alleged peace-bond violations and trespass.
- Dipke said CJP is independent but shares the INDIA bloc’s demand for the CEC’s resignation.
What's Happening
- Dipke told reporters in Nagpur that custody for waving the national flag did not happen during the 1975 Emergency.
- He said he would visit Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur on October 14, marking Ambedkar’s 1956 conversion anniversary.
- Protesters had raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Who Is Speaking
- Abhijeet Dipke is the founder of Cockroach Janta Party, speaking from Nagpur on October 14, 2026.
- The Hindu reported the leaders were sent to Tihar Jail under a five-day judicial custody order.
- Jantar Mantar had been denotified as a protest area before the Tuesday detentions.
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