Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke to face SEM court after Delhi police action

Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke will be produced before a special executive magistrate court after being taken into preventive custody by Delhi Police ahead of a protest march. Police detained Mr. Dipke and All India Students' Association president Neha Bora on Friday while they headed to the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' demonstration in Connaught Place.

Detentions and Protests

Ms. Bora was released early Saturday morning following formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act. Action under Section 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was initiated against Mr. Dipke. The CJP had earlier raised concerns over his detention, stating through national organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde that his whereabouts were unknown for hours. Other CJP members, including co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were earlier sent to a five-day judicial custody after being detained for entering the de-notified Jantar Mantar protest site.

Farmers and Left Parties

Protesters across the country are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Farmers under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha banner plan to march to Delhi on October 23, while CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya described curbs on protests as a second freedom movement. Demonstrations also took place at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in solidarity with the capital's protests.

Context

Preventive detention laws allow police to hold individuals temporarily to prevent potential disturbances to public peace and order. Mass protests often see heightened security clampdowns and restrictions around key public zones in the national capital.