COCKROACH Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were put under preventive arrest following their detention at the Delhi airport ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest, were released on Sunday morning after being produced before an executive magistrate. They were released on condition that they would not “breach peace” for a year, CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said. In a statement, the CJP called the release of the three leaders a “major legal victory”.“We are not dreaded criminals; we are not going to Narendra Modi or Amit Shah’s house to protest. Protest at designated protest spot is not disturbing peace,” Ranka said at a press conference later. “Irrespective of ideology, all political parties should unite on the issue of SIR. If the right to vote is taken away, it’s not good for any party,” Das said.

 

“Protests will happen, not just in Delhi but the whole country till we get accountability,” he added. “Delhi Executive Magistrate Court has released CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka following nearly 24 hours of unlawful preventive detention by the Delhi Police,” the CJP said in the statement. The CJP said the “arbitrary detentions” have sparked severe criticism and legal challenges amid an intense security clampdown across the capital over protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. “Finally Delhi police is forced to release Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. Cockroaches never die,” it posted on X. Earlier in a post on X, the Delhi Police said the “preventive arrests” were done following “all due legal procedures” and that they were produced before the SEM Court, Delhi Cantt, on Sunday. YOUTUBER DHRUV RATHEE RELEASED:YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who was detained by Delhi Police ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, was released late on Saturday night, an official said on Sunday