Delhi Police personnel at Abhijeet Dipke’s door, his detention on the way to Connaught Place (CP) and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s claim that he was taken to an “undisclosed” location – the outfit’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ call was marked by police action and a big crowd in central Delhi.
AISA activist Neha Bora was also among those picked up. As the day came to a close, both Dipke and Bora’s teams claimed that they had no information on their whereabouts. The former Tamil Nadu chief minister also raised questions about their whereabouts after detention. The notice also pointed to CP being a hub for businesses and housing several prominent restaurants and outlets. “It (CP) houses a dense concentration of showrooms, restaurants, hotels, banks, offices and street vendors, so any disruption, particularly during evening and weekend hours, as well as the peak festival season, directly affects the livelihood of traders and their employees. The notice was personally handed to Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police personnel at NCP-SCP spokesperson Anish Gawande’s residence. Police warned that legal action would follow any violation of these orders.
At least 150 people were detained around Janpath Road, CP and Mandi House in Delhi. The notice cited prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS. Over 15 lakh traders and their employees depend on its peaceful and orderly functioning for the exercise of their fundamental right,” the notice read.
Several Opposition leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and MK Stalin backed Dipke and Bora and called the situation in Delhi an “undeclared emergency”. The notice contended that Connaught Place was not a “notified protest site” as it asked Dipke not to hold the march. It also said that the CJP founder must refrain from infringing on the rights of other citizens. “Connaught Place is not a notified protest site and that demonstrations may be held at designated venues, subject to the necessary permission being sought and granted,” a part of the notice read. Earlier reporting noted: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke detained ahead of ‘Tiranga gathering’ at Connaught Place Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke was detained by Delhi Police on Friday while on his way to attend the party’s proposed “Tiranga gathering” at Central Park in Connaught Place, scheduled for 5 pm.
Earlier in the day, the CJP founder was served a notice by the Delhi Police and was asked not to join the rally. Earlier reporting noted: The detention came hours after police served Dipke two notices asking him to refrain from holding the gathering, citing the absence of permission from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and prohibitory orders in force at the venue. Earlier reporting noted: Police issue two notices to Dipke Police issue two notices to Dipke
Abhijeet Dipke departed for the march site this evening and was detained by the police shortly after. However, a video from before his detention showed him asking the police how he was violating any laws. “Maine abhi violation kaise kiya hai? Both the CJP and AISA sought to know Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora’s whereabouts after they were detained on their way to the Tiranga rally. The outfits alleged that the two were being denied access to lawyers and associates after being detained by Delhi Police during protests in the national capital. Is it a crime to hoist the tricolour? Abhijeet’s arrest shows how much Modi ji fears them. Former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin also sought to know where Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora are. “Detaining them without disclosing their whereabouts is blatantly illegal and deeply inhumane. The Union Government must release them immediately and stop suppressing peaceful protests. Every attempt to crush the movement will only make it stronger,” he wrote on X. Dipke, Bora and many others have been protesting against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Main akela hoon (I am alone, how did I violate any order),” he said, asking how he had violated the law and pointing out that the others present were members of the media. Arvind Kejriwal said on X, “This is nothing but outright dictatorship.
We have lost contact with him. “The Delhi Police has taken Abhijeet Dipke to an undisclosed location. “Why does this government treat youth like terrorists? Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and other Opposition leaders criticsed the Delhi Police action against Neha Bora and Abhijeet Dipke. “Abhijeet Dipke has been detained for holding the Indian National Flag. Let that sink in. In Independent India, our youth are being detained for peacefully asserting their democratic rights. This is the conduct of a fascist regime that cannot tolerate a voice it cannot control.”
He is not being allowed to talk to lawyers,” the CJP said in a post on X. We are equal citizens of India and we deserve all the protections and rights of the Constitution!” it said. In a post on X, AISA said Bora was being detained alone at the Anti-Narcotics Task Force in Mangolpuri. In a subsequent post, it claimed she is being taken from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force station, Mangolpuri, to an “undisclosed” location in a car with illegally blacked-out windows. Calling the action an “undeclared emergency”, she further said, “A government that fears dissent is now trying to intimidate an entire generation into silence.
