The Delhi Police on Friday detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke minutes before the political campaign’s “Lehra Do Tiranga” demonstration scheduled for 5 pm.
Hours ago, the police served a notice to Dipke, telling him not to hold a protest at Connaught Place.
The Cockroach Janta Party said that Dipke’s detention is a “gross violation of his rights”. “Every arrest this government makes, more youth will hit the streets!” said the political campaign.
It had announced the demonstration to wave the national flag in central Delhi as a response to the arrest of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde on Wednesday.
How many will the Modi-Shah put under arrest?
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Abhijeet’s detention is gross violation of his rights. Every arrest this government makes more youth will hit the streets! pic.twitter.com/rb0vqyBkbR
They were arrested after they trespassed at Jantar Mantar and waved the national flag. While Ranka and Das remain in judicial custody, Shinde was released on a personal bond.
On Friday afternoon, the police arrived at where Dipke is staying in Delhi and served him a notice barring the demonstration, citing heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic at Connaught Place, reported IANS.
The police said that a demonstration at such a location could “hamper emergency access”.
A live video of the exchange between...