‘This is dictatorship’: CJP activists Dipke, Ratna Singh allege detention ahead of protest

Cockroach Janta Party CJP activists Abhijeet Dipke and the partys legal team head Ratna Singh have claimed they were detained by police on Saturday as several organisations led by the party called for protests against the Election CommissionDelhi Police continued to detain activists ahead of the planned demonstration with authorities citing the lack of legal permission for the protest according to the account sharedDipke alleges Delhi Police entered aircraftDipke who was travelling from Mumbai to Delhi to participate in the protest posted a video on Instagram alleging that Delhi Police personnel entered the aircraft after it landed at the airport and attempted to detain him and his associatesView this post on InstagramA post shared by Abhijeet Dipke abhijeetdipkeIn the video Dipke is heard alleging ldquoSo you can see that Delhi Police is entering the plane to arrest us They are all entering the plane We just landed All the Delhi Police officers are standing in the aisle They are trying to arrest us from inside the plane The entire Delhi Police is getting on the plane This is the fear of Narendra Modi Not even Indira Gandhi did this during the Emergency All we wanted to do was hold a peaceful protest and they are picking us up from the flight like we are criminalsrdquoldquoYou can see where the nation is heading They are here to arrest us directly from the flight This is something not even Indira Gandhi had done This is dictatorship where Delhi Police has entered the flight and is trying to arrest us Come on arrest us We are here to be arrested Come on arrest us We are here to be arrested We are not afraid of yourdquo Dipke is heard sayingCJPrsquos legal affairs head Ratna Singh detained httpstcoeCFWPZxYXgmdash Cockroach Janta Party CJP Cockroachisback October 10 2026CJP legal head Ratna Singh claims she was detained outside homeThe CJP also posted a video of its legal head Ratna Singh who claimed that she was being detained while attempting to leave her home in her carIn the video Singh is heard saying ldquoThey came to my house in the morning and were told that I was not here We asked for official notification Do they have any They have nothing They just said lsquoWe need to detain you We have orders from aboversquoldquoI dont know who this lsquoaboversquo is that they received the orders from They keep saying lsquoGet out of the car We will detain you at your homersquo They dont even want to take me anywhere else they want me to stay here only And I am not getting out of the car They are not leaving this spot so I am in a way being illegally detained on the roadrdquoCJP claims content creator Dhruv Rathee detainedDhruv Rathee has been detained The Dictator is TERRIFIED of young people who question its wrongdoings and refuse to stay silentmdash Cockroach Janta Party CJP Cockroachisback October 10 2026The CJP also claimed that content creator Dhruv Rathee had been detained saying ldquoThe Dictator is TERRIFIED of young people who question its wrongdoings and refuse to stay silentrdquoDelhi Police detain around 500 people ahead of protestDelhi Police said on Saturday that it had detained around 500 people who arrived in different groups from various locations ahead of the planned protest in the national capital Nearly 50 people with criminal antecedents were also apprehended as part of preventive measures the police saidldquoAround 500 people coming in different groups from various locations have been detained In addition nearly 50 antisocial elements with criminal antecedents have been picked up so that they do not disturb the atmosphere or incite troublerdquo Delhi Police saidAs part of the security arrangements the New Delhi district has been divided into 20 operational zones with dedicated detention centres established for each zone the police saidSeveral demonstrators were detained after gathering at Jantar Mantar and Sansad Marg amid tight security and extensive barricading across the national capitalSecurity personnel have been deployed at multiple locations as CJP activists continue to push for a protest against the Election Commission Entry points to the national capital have been placed under heightened security while 46 Metro stations have reportedly been closedThe security measures have been put in place to prevent any untoward incidents during the demonstration with the police seeking to avoid a recurrence of the July 20 protestsWith ANI inputs