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CJP Founder Alleges ‘Unofficial Emergency’ After Detentions

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Dipke Accuses Court

Abhijeet Dipke, CJP founder, accused the Supreme Court of aiding the Election Commission in party splits and symbol seizures.
Dipke said the Modi government imposed an unofficial emergency, citing three protesters detained for raising a flag at Jantar Mantar.
Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained on October 10 under BNSS Sections 126 and 170.
They were released after posting a Rs 50,000 bond and barred from disturbing peace for one year.

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Home Ministry De-notifies

The Ministry of Home Affairs removed Jantar Mantar’s protest-site designation on October 13, 2026.
Delhi Police barred CJP lawyers from entering the police station when they arrived to meet detained activists.
Ratna Singh said the three detained leaders were kept in separate cells.
She added that eleven volunteers accompanying the leaders were transferred to another location.
Police said detentions followed activists’ attempt to enter Jantar Mantar after its de-notification.

History

Historical Context

On 25 June 1975 President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, acting on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s advice, declared a national emergency that suspended civil liberties and detained over 100,000 opponents. The government barred public protests and censored the press. Today, the Home Ministry’s de-notification of CJP activists at Jantar Mantar revives that Emergency-era historic crackdown.

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Dipke Accuses Court

Abhijeet Dipke, CJP founder, accused the Supreme Court of aiding the Election Commission in party splits and symbol seizures.
Dipke said the Modi government imposed an unofficial emergency, citing three protesters detained for raising a flag at Jantar Mantar.
Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained on October 10 under BNSS Sections 126 and 170.
They were released after posting a Rs 50,000 bond and barred from disturbing peace for one year.

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