‘Will hit the streets again’: Soon after release, Abhijeet Dipke says CJP protests against Gyanesh Kumar will continue

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will continue. Dipke and two fellow activists were released after being held in preventive detention, subject to a one-year bond to reportedly maintain peace and good behaviour.

Abhijeet Dipke has declared that the Cockroach Janta Party's protest against Gyanesh Kumar will continue. Since 10 October, Delhi has seen massive protests against the Chief Election Commissioner, demanding his resignation.

“Haven’t signed any bond that says we won’t protest. We will hit the streets again,” CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote on X (formerly Twitter.

Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka were released earlier on Sunday morning. They were under preventive arrest since Saturday, 10 October.

The three were detained on an aircraft after it landed in Delhi. On Sunday, they were taken to the executive magistrate's court in Delhi Cantonment. They were released on one condition. They must not cause any "breach of peace" for one year, NDTV reported, citing insiders.

Their arrest came on the second day of a planned protest. The protest was against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. It concerned alleged irregularities in the voter roll cleanup exercise under SIR.

Delhi Police said all legal procedures were followed. Police said that the CJP activists had been produced before the court on 11 October. A surety bond of ₹50,000 was filed for maintaining peace and good behaviour. It is valid for one year.

(This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.)

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