Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday announced that the outfit would not organise any protests until Diwali, urging supporters to take a break from demonstrations and spend time with their families during the festive season. In a video message, Dipke, who refers to CJP supporters as “cockroaches”, said the events of the past few days had left their families worried and that it was important for them to be with their loved ones.
“Right now, I just want you all—all my cockroaches—to request that for a few days, you spend time with your families. Festivals are coming, and after what has happened in the past few days, your families must be very worried,” he said.
“Spend time with your families. Be there with your families, be there with your loved ones,” he added.
Dipke also said his parents and the families of fellow CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were concerned amid the ongoing developments.
The CJP founder accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the “entire state machinery” to keep the party’s functionaries in jail. He also praised Das and Ranka for remaining composed despite their continued detention. Referring to Das, Dipke said the activist had appeared confident in court even after spending five days in custody. He described the response to the extension of judicial custody as a sign of strength. Dipke made similar remarks about Ranka, saying he had shown no fear when brought to court after five days in jail.
CJP Leaders Remanded in Judicial Custody
The announcement comes amid action against CJP members following protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demands for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
On Monday, October 19, Das and Ranka were remanded in judicial custody for another two days after being produced before a newly appointed special executive magistrate at the Mandir Marg police station in Delhi. The two were initially sent to judicial custody for five days on October 13. They were allegedly detained after climbing over a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which had been de-notified as a designated protest site a day earlier.
Along with other CJP activists, they displayed the national flag and raised slogans against Kumar before being detained. Dipke’s announcement marks a pause in the outfit’s planned protest activities until Diwali, as the cases involving its detained members continue to unfold.
This article was prepared with AI assistance and is based on information available in the public domain.
