Abhijeet Dipke Calls for Tiranga March at Connaught Place
CJP activist Abhijeet Dipke calls for a mass Tiranga march at Connaught Place on October 16 to protest the detention of fellow activists.
In a defiant move against recent detentions, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke has called for a massive Tiranga march at Connaught Place. The protest, scheduled for October 16, aims to gather patriots at Central Park to hoist the national flag in a show of solidarity.
Protest Against Recent Arrests
The call for the march comes in the wake of the recent detention of CJP activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. According to Dipke, the activists were jailed simply for attempting to hoist the national flag. He has urged citizens who love the Tricolour to assemble at Central Park, Connaught Place, at 5 PM on October 16th to demonstrate that waving the national flag is not a crime.
"As you all know, Saurabh and Aashu have been jailed simply for hoisting the Tricolour," Dipke stated. "I appeal to all patriots—to everyone who loves the Tricolour—to gather at Central Park, Connaught Place, on October 16th at 5 PM with the flag; we will hoist it there and demonstrate that waving the Tricolour is not a crime."
A Call to Action Across India
Dipke’s appeal extends beyond the capital. He has urged citizens who are unable to travel to Delhi to organize their own Tiranga march in their respective cities during the evening. He framed the movement as a stand against what he described as autocratic tendencies, asserting that the national flag is a matter of immense national pride.
Despite the potential legal consequences, Dipke expressed no fear of further detention. "I might be jailed after this, but I am not worried about that. The Tricolour is my pride, and I will certainly hoist it," he said.
The Jantar Mantar Incident
The tension surrounding the CJP group escalated earlier this week when Delhi Police detained several activists, including Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, and Ajinkya Shinde. The group had reportedly attempted to breach a security cordon to enter Jantar Mantar, a site that had recently been denotified as a designated protest location.
Reports indicate that the activists gathered at the site in the early hours of the morning. Security personnel arrived shortly after the demonstration began, leading to the detention of the group. Following the incident, Dipke took to social media to criticize the government, stating that the denotification of protest sites does not end the right to resistance.