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.In the video, Dipke is also heard saying, “Arrest hone liye hi aaya hu.”In a statement, the party condemned the alleged detentions, claiming they were part of a pre-planned move to prevent its leaders from reaching the site of their proposed protest.CJP described the action as a violation of freedom of movement and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the three leaders.The CJP has called the proposed demonstration at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and changes relating to Form 6, used for voter registration.The detentions came amid heightened security across the national capital, with police deploying personnel at key locations and authorities imposing restrictions on transport services ahead of the demonstration.(This is a developing story)
