CJP protest LIVE: Dipke produced before Delhi Magistrate for bail hearing at Mandir Marg Police Station

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CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police said that while Neha Bora was released after formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, action under Section 126/170 of the BNSS was initiated against Dipke

7 Sec agoWhat are the charges against Dipke?

33 Mins agoDipke produced before the Special Executive Magistrate

1 Hr 5 Mins agoAjinkya Shinde questions detention of CJP activists; says ‘jailed for waving national flag’

1 Hr 23 Mins ago‘Received assurance of appointment with Delhi Police commissioner,’ says CPI leader

1 Hr 32 Mins ago‘We have already supported CJP,’ says DMK MP Kanimozhi

1:20 PM IST, Oct 17Women's groups and activists march to Delhi Police headquarters

12:41 PM IST, Oct 17‘Rahul joined cockroaches to create anarchy,’ says Union minister Giriraj Singh

12:39 PM IST, Oct 17‘Unless the conditions in which Indians are living in are improved, cockroaches won’t die,’ says CJP

11:48 AM IST, Oct 17‘Youth has shown courage in the face of a govt that has only contempt for it,’ says CJP

11:45 AM IST, Oct 17CJP's Ratna Singh calls Dipke's ‘arrest unlawful’; says ‘even his lawyers have been unable to meet him’

11:36 AM IST, Oct 17Delhi Police say they will file more than seven FIRs against CJP, protesters for violation of prohibitory orders

10:55 AM IST, Oct 17Abhijeet Dipke's counsel arrives at Mandir Marg Police Station

10:52 AM IST, Oct 17Which areas are witnessing ramped up security measures?

10:34 AM IST, Oct 17Heavy deployment of security around Jantar Mantar, CP, parts of Central Delhi continues

10:19 AM IST, Oct 17Heavy security and barricading outside Mandir Marg Police Station

9:59 AM IST, Oct 17Dipke to be produced before SEM at 12 pm, says CJP

9:49 AM IST, Oct 17Delhi Police file multiple FIRs over violations of prohibitory orders in CP, other parts of Delhi on Friday, says report

9:45 AM IST, Oct 17‘People who spread chaos cannot give direction to nation,’ says Piyush Goyal

9:35 AM IST, Oct 17Prakash Raj says ‘peaceful nationwide stir to continue’ against CEC, SIR

8:53 AM IST, Oct 17Oppn's duty to ‘oppose, expose and depose’, says Chidambaram over ‘regime change’ remark

8:45 AM IST, Oct 17''India against corruption' slogan protest brought you power,' says Kapil Sibal on Union minister Rajnath Singh's remarks

8:42 AM IST, Oct 17‘Das, Ranka in high security prison for unfurling flag; Dipke, Neha Bora detained for carrying Tricolour,’ says Atishi

7:47 AM IST, Oct 17‘Walking on public street with Tiranga not a crime,’ says Shashi Tharoor; CJP responds

7:10 AM IST, Oct 17Video shows Neha Bora being released after overnight detention

7:08 AM IST, Oct 17‘Fighting for democracy and constitution cannot be criminalised,’ says Neha Bora

7:06 AM IST, Oct 17Dhruv Rathee calls for protest at Parliament Square in London

7:03 AM IST, Oct 17‘Ordinary citizens being treated like hardened criminals,’ claims Neha Bora

7:01 AM IST, Oct 17‘New narrative of chaos and anarchy being pushed,’ says AISA's Neha Bora

6:59 AM IST, Oct 17‘Dipke arrested, location still unknown,’ says CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh

6:57 AM IST, Oct 17‘Fight demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar will continue,’ says CPI(ML) after Neha Bora's release

6:52 AM IST, Oct 17Delhi Police releases guidelines on national flag display after ‘Lehra do Tiranga’ march

6:47 AM IST, Oct 17What are Sections 126, 170 of BNSS, under which Dipke faces action?

6:39 AM IST, Oct 17Dipke to be produced before SEM

6:37 AM IST, Oct 17‘Lost contact with Dipke, he is not being allowed to talk to lawyers,’ claims CJP

6:30 AM IST, Oct 17Delhi Police says Neha Bora released, action under BNSS Section 126/170 initiated against Dipke

CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and AISA national president Neha Bora were arrested under preventive sections on Friday, the Delhi Police has said. The cops said that while Neha Bora was released after formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, action under Section 126/170 of the BNSS was initiated against Dipke, who will now be produced before a special executive magistrate, ANI news agency reported. Dipke had been detained on Friday ahead of the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march called by the CJP in Central Park in Connaught Place....Read More

CJP had, on Friday, claimed Dipke was taken to an undisclosed location, with the outfit's national organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde saying that his whereabouts remained unknown. “It has been more than eight hours since he (Abhijeet Dipke) was detained, yet we still do not know his whereabouts. They are not letting him speak to either a lawyer or our team. We have been unable to ascertain the grounds for his detention,” ANI cited Shinde as saying late on Friday.

According to police, around 150 people were detained on Friday to maintain law and order and ensure smooth traffic movement.

CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka in judicial custody

CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka had been sent to five-day judicial custody on Wednesday after being produced before a special executive magistrate at the Mandi Marg Police Station in Delhi.

Das, Ranka and 12 others were detained early on Tuesday (October 13) after they climbed a locked gate to enter the Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been de-notified as a protest site. While CJP national organisation in-charge Shinde and 11 others were released, Das and Ranka were sent to judicial custody.

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CJP protest LIVE: What are the charges against Dipke?

CJP protest LIVE: CJP's Abhijeet Dipke and AISA's Neha Bora were taken into preventive custody ahead of the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest march at Connaught Place in Delhi on Friday.

While Bora was released after completing formalities related to their detention under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, Dipke was arrested in a fresh case for breach of peace under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, police said.

CJP protest LIVE: Dipke produced before the Special Executive Magistrate

CJP protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijit Dipke has been produced before the Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg.

CJP protest LIVE: Ajinkya Shinde questions detention of CJP activists; says ‘jailed for waving national flag’

CJP protest LIVE: After five days of the arrest of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, party national organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde on Saturday questioned their detention, alleging that the two were being jailed in their own country for waving the national flag.

In a post on X, Shinde said, “Day 5 of the illegal arrest of Ashu and Saurav. Waving the Tiranga is not a crime!”

via ANI

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Received assurance of appointment with Delhi Police commissioner,’ says CPI leader

CJP protest LIVE: After meeting Delhi Police officials over allegations of assault of women protesters, CPI leader Annie Raja said, “We have explained all these aspects to the Additional DCP. We also demanded that he should ensure an appointment with the Delhi Police Commissioner, and he assured that within two days he will ensure the appointment with Delhi Police Commissioner."

“Based on that assurance, now we are just concluding today, but if he does not keep his word, then we will come back again…” ANI news agency cited Raja as saying.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘We have already supported CJP,’ says DMK MP Kanimozhi

CJP protest LIVE: DMK MP and deputy general secretary Kanimozhi on Saturday said that her party had extended support to the CJP when its leaders were arrested, ANI news agency reported.

“We have already supported the CJP when the leaders were arrested, and I went to the protest that was happening in Chennai yesterday to reach out to them and say that we are standing with them on behalf of the leader and the party,” ANI cited Kanimozhi as saying.

CJP protest LIVE: Women's groups and activists march to Delhi Police headquarters

VIDEO | Delhi: Women's groups and activists on Saturday marched to the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding prosecution of police personnel accused of sexually assaulting and harassing women and transgender protesters during the demonstrations against Chief Election Commission Gyanesh Kumar. Carrying placards and banners, the Left-wing women's groups raised slogans against the alleged sexual and gender-based violence by police personnel and demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged electoral irregularities. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 17, 2026

CJP protest LIVE: Women's groups and activists on Saturday marched to the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding prosecution of police personnel accused of sexually assaulting and harassing women and transgender protesters during the demonstrations against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, PTI news agency reported.

The Left-wing women's groups raised slogans against the alleged sexual and gender-based violence by police personnel while carrying placards and banners.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Rahul joined cockroaches to create anarchy,’ says Union minister Giriraj Singh

CJP protest LIVE: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “has joined the cockroaches to create anarchy in the country.”

“He should worry more for his party,” Singh told PTI news agency.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Unless the conditions in which Indians are living in are improved, cockroaches won’t die,’ says CJP

CJP protest LIVE: In a post on X, the CJP said, “When you have to deploy 55,000 police personnel so that your cheerleaders can say, “Where are the cockroaches?””

“Unless the conditions in which Indians are living in are improved,🪳 won’t die. Why doesn’t the media hold the govt accountable? Then cockroaches will disappear,” the CJP added.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Youth has shown courage in the face of a govt that has only contempt for it,’ says CJP

CJP protest LIVE: The CJP in a post on X said the youth had “shown remarkable courage in the face of a govt that has only contempt for it.”

“Abhijeet, Ashu & Saurav will go down as the first Indians after 1947 to be jailed for unfurling the national flag…By doing so, the country has been awakened,” the CJP added.

CJP protest LIVE: CJP's Ratna Singh calls Dipke's ‘arrest unlawful’; says ‘even his lawyers have been unable to meet him’

CJP protest LIVE: CJP's legal affairs head Ratna Singh on Saturday urged the SEM court to release Abhijeet Dipke, calling his “arrest unlawful.”

“He merely urged people to unfurl the Tiranga - how can that by itself be a crime? The manner in which he was picked up from right outside his residence, no information about his whereabouts, and the fact that even his lawyers have been unable to meet him raise serious concerns about due process and fundamental rights,” Singh said in a post on X.

Singh added, “How can such an apparent abuse of power be justified in a democracy governed by the rule of law? Delhi police cannot do unlawful act under the garb of preventive detention.”

CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police say they will file more than seven FIRs against CJP, protesters for violation of prohibitory orders

CJP protest LIVE: The Delhi Police has said they will file more than 7 FIRs against CJP and protesters for violating the prohibitory orders and staging a march in middle of Connaught Place on Friday evening.

Police said the accused are being identified with help of social media.

CJP protest LIVE: Abhijeet Dipke's counsel arrives at Mandir Marg Police Station

CJP protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke's counsel, Abhisht Hela, has arrived at the Mandir Marg Police Station.

Dipke will be produced before a special executive magistrate (SEM) at the police station at around 12 pm today.

CJP protest LIVE: Which areas are witnessing ramped up security measures?

CJP protest LIVE: Parts of Central Delhi, including Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place, areas near Delhi Police and the Election Commission of India headquarters and Ashoka Road and Jai Singh roads are seeing ramped up security measures.

Security at police headquarters was beefed up following information that some left-wing organisations have may turn up for a women’s march. No gathering of people is allowed anywhere in the New Delhi area, where prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) are already in place, a police officer aware of the security arrangement details said, asking not to be named.

CJP protest LIVE: Heavy deployment of security around Jantar Mantar, CP, parts of Central Delhi continues

CJP protest LIVE: Heavy deployment of security personnel around Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place and other parts of central Delhi has continued on Saturday, even as no major protests by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) or the Congress party have been announced so far in the city.

Barricading of Jantar Mantar, which has been de-notified as a designated protest site, is also in place and security personnel in adequate numbers are manning all its three entry and exit points from Ashoka Road roundabout, Tolstoy Marg and Sansad Marg.

CJP protest LIVE: Heavy security and barricading outside Mandir Marg Police Station

CJP protest LIVE: Heavy security and barricading could be seen outside the Mandir Marg Police Station on Saturday, where CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke is to appear before a special executive magistrate.

Dipke, who is facing preventive action under sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS, will be produced before a special executive magistrate.

CJP protest LIVE: Dipke to be produced before SEM at 12 pm, says CJP

CJP protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke will be produced before a special executive magistrate at the Mandir Marg Police Station at around 12 pm, the outfit's legal affairs head Ratna Singh said in a post on X.

CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police file multiple FIRs over violations of prohibitory orders in CP, other parts of Delhi on Friday, says report

CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police have registered multiple FIRs for violations of prohibitory orders imposed in Connaught Place and other parts of New Delhi during protests on Friday, officials said on Saturday, ANI news agency reported.

FIRs will be registered for violations of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), officials said, adding that action would also be taken against repeat offenders.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘People who spread chaos cannot give direction to nation,’ says Piyush Goyal

CJP protest LIVE: Union minister Piyush Goyal took a swipe at the Opposition, saying that “people who spread chaos can't give direction to the nation.”

Goyal, who was attending Navratri celebrations in Mumbai, said the youth present there would play a significant role in making India a superpower, ANI news agency reported.

“See the celebrations; this is the youth of the nation. The energy of the youth defines India. This is the real Gen Z, not the 50-100 people who are troublemakers and spread chaos; they cannot give direction to the nation. They will play a big role in making the nation a superpower,” Goyal said.

CJP protest LIVE: Prakash Raj says ‘peaceful nationwide stir to continue’ against CEC, SIR

CJP protest LIVE: Actor-activist Prakash Raj has asserted that peaceful nationwide protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR of electoral rolls would continue.

“There is Gandhi's blood in us. There is Ambedkar's blood in us, there is Bhagat Singh's blood in us. We will continue to fight, we will continue to protest peacefully across the country, and it will prove you wrong that you can get away with this dictatorship,” Raj said, according to PTI news agency.

CJP protest LIVE: Oppn's duty to ‘oppose, expose and depose’, says Chidambaram over ‘regime change’ remark

CJP protest LIVE: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday defended the use of the term “regime charge”, describing it as “normal” in democracy.

“Why is the BJP apoplectic with feigned rage on the use of the phrase 'regime change'? 'Regime change' is normal in a democracy,” Chidambaram said in a post on X.

He added, “The duty of the Opposition is to 'oppose, expose and depose' the government, which means: oppose in politics, expose in Parliament and depose through elections.”

CJP protest LIVE: ''India against corruption' slogan protest brought you power,' says Kapil Sibal on Union minister Rajnath Singh's remarks

CJP protest LIVE: Responding to Union minister Rajnath Singh's remarks on Friday, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said, “You allege that Congress wants “regime change” the Bangladesh route No. People want “regime change.””

Sibal added in a post on X, “Protests with slogan “India against corruption” brought you power. Then: You embraced corruption. Captured institutions. Manipulated voters list. Time to go!"

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Das, Ranka in high security prison for unfurling flag; Dipke, Neha Bora detained for carrying Tricolour,’ says Atishi

CJP protest LIVE: AAP MLA Atishi on Saturday responded to the detentions of AISA national president Neha Bora and Abhijeet Dipke on Friday.

“The last time anyone got detained and arrested for unfurling the tricolour was before 1947. Saurav Dass and Ashutosh Ranka in high security prison for unfurling flag in Jantar Mantar Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora and hundreds of others detained for carrying tricolour,” Atishi claimed in a post on X.

The AAP leader added, “It’s clear that Modi-Shah can go to any extent to protect their power. Even be worse than the Britishers…”

CJP protest LIVE: Video shows Neha Bora being released after overnight detention

#WATCH | Delhi: AISA National President Neha Bora has been released from detention by the Delhi Police after completion of formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act. She was detained under preventive sections on the evening of October 16. https://t.co/eD2YVqSKUV

— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2026

CJP protest LIVE: A video by ANI news agency showed AISA's Neha Bora being released after overnight detention.

CJP protest LIVE: ‘Fighting for democracy and constitution cannot be criminalised,’ says Neha Bora

CJP protest LIVE: AISA national president Neha Bora, in a post on X early on Saturday, said they have been released from detention. “@DelhiPolice release all detained protestors! Fighting for Democracy and the Constitution cannot be criminalised!” Bora said.

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