Vijeta Dahiya publicly mocked Dhruv Rathee, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka after they were detained.
Police sources also said more than 600 people with criminal records were detained across Delhi as a preventive measure.
“Zyada load mat lo (don’t overthink it),” he said, adding that he was heading out just to recite a poem about protest and raise a few slogans. He then told Delhi Police to stop chasing and detaining protesters and arrest criminals instead. “Delhi Police, hosh mein aao (come to your senses),” he said. The party described his conduct as “deeply insensitive” and “unacceptable”, saying it was inconsistent with the movement’s values and principles. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Even Indira Gandhi didn’t do this’: What Abhijeet Dipke said before being detained at Delhi airport; CJP shares video Image Credit: (X ) CJP condemned the detention of its leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they landed in Delhi. Earlier reporting noted: NEW DELHI: “Even Indira Gandhi didn’t do this,” Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke said in a video shared by the party after he and fellow leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday ahead of the proposed protest at Jantar Mantar.
Dahiya was removed as CJP spokesperson in July after videos of him at a burger outlet near a protest site drew criticism while party members and protesters were facing police action during the outfit’s ‘Chalo Sansad’ march. It also relieved him of all official duties. Police had denied permission for the protest, citing public safety, traffic management and law-and-order concerns.
Earlier reporting noted: In a video shared by the party on X, Dipke is heard claiming that police personnel had entered the aircraft and were trying to take him into custody. NEW DELHI: Former Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya on Saturday mocked party founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convenor Saurav Das , leader Ashutosh Ranka and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after they were detained by Delhi Police ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar.