'Ready for it': Dipke claims police may detain him tonight or in morning
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, claims he is under police surveillance ahead of a planned protest in New Delhi. The group intends to wave the national flag to protest alleged irregularities in electoral rolls, despite authorities closing the designated venue.
Why it matters
The situation highlights ongoing tensions between protest groups and local authorities regarding civil liberties and the right to demonstrate in India's capital.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday claimed police personnel were keeping him under surveillance and said he could be detained overnight or on Friday morning, ahead of the outfit’s planned national flag-waving protest at Connaught Place.Addressing a press conference late Thursday, Dipke said he was prepared to go to jail for waving the Tricolour as the CJP called on supporters to gather at Central Park on Friday, despite the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) announcing a two-day closure of the venue.“Tomorrow, we will peacefully go and wave the Tiranga.
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