Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has vowed to resume protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, asserting that the party has not signed any agreement promising to abandon its agitation. His declaration came hours after a Delhi court ordered his release, along with fellow CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, following their detention during Saturday’s planned demonstration.
“Haven’t signed any bond that says we won’t protest. We will hit the streets again,” Dipke wrote on X on Sunday, October 11. He also declared that the CJP would not be intimidated, describing October 10 as “the beginning of the end of this dictatorship.”
Court’s Peace Condition Raises Questions Over Future Protests
The three CJP leaders were released after a Delhi executive magistrate court imposed a condition requiring them to maintain peace and good behaviour for one year. According to reports, a surety bond of ₹50,000 was filed in connection with their release. Dipke’s subsequent statement indicates that the party intends to continue its political agitation, although the precise legal implications of the release condition for future demonstrations remain a separate question.
Dipke said he was returning to his hometown in Maharashtra to attend the last rites of his grandmother, who died on Saturday. CJP co-conveners Das and Ranka later addressed a press conference in Delhi following his departure.
#WATCH | Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das says, “They seized our phones but did not provide a seizure memo… We suspect our phones were hacked or cloned. Just as has happened to other activists over the years, we fear they may have hacked into our devices to plant documents or other material to be presented later as evidence… We want to state here that our phones have likely been compromised…”
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2026
CJP Protest Against Gyanesh Kumar Enters Second Day
The CJP’s agitation centres on demands for Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The Election Commission and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have denied allegations of wrongdoing, while the Commission has said eligible voters whose names were incorrectly removed can re-enrol.
Delhi Police detained thousands of people during Saturday’s crackdown on the planned rally, according to Reuters, as authorities deployed police and paramilitary personnel, restricted movement in parts of the capital and suspended mobile internet services in the central business district. The planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar was blocked by security forces. Reuters reported that the protests also led to the detention of demonstrators in Mumbai.
The agitation continued on Sunday, with more than 100 protesters detained as CJP supporters and members of student organisations attempted to march towards Jantar Mantar. CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas was also among those detained, according to police cited by PTI.
The dispute has widened beyond the immediate confrontation between protesters and police. The UN Human Rights Office expressed concern over the mass detentions and called for the right to peaceful assembly to be respected. India’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva rejected the criticism as an “unwarranted interference” in the country’s internal affairs.
With Dipke now promising renewed demonstrations, the next phase of the confrontation will depend on how the CJP proceeds with its protest plans and how authorities enforce restrictions linked to public order. The party has made clear that its demand for Kumar’s resignation remains unchanged.