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Court Grants Conditional Bail to Cockroach Janta Founder

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC · How we work

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Dipke Granted Bail

Delhi Special Executive Magistrate granted conditional bail to Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke.
Police arrested Dipke on Oct 16 heading to “Lehra Do Tiranga” rally.
The “Lehra Do Tiranga” protest called for waving the Indian flag and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police detained about 150 protesters during the Connaught Place demonstration despite heavy security.

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Rajnath Accuses Congress

Dipke adopted the Chief Justice’s “cockroach” slur as the movement’s rallying label.
Over 130 million voter names were removed, including 28 million deceased, 63 million relocated, 30 million untraceable.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the protests of being the Congress party’s power-seizure attempt.
Demonstrations erupted in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Patna, with students waving flags and confronting police.
Earlier sit-in protests forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over an exam-paper leak.

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Historical Context

In 2011, Anna Hazare began a 98-hour hunger strike at Jantar Mantar demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill, sparking nationwide protests and a joint drafting committee. The movement showed that sustained street pressure can force institutional change. Today, Abhijeet Dipke leads similar flag-waving rallies demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, echoing Hazare’s tactics.

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Dipke Granted Bail

Delhi Special Executive Magistrate granted conditional bail to Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke.
Police arrested Dipke on Oct 16 heading to “Lehra Do Tiranga” rally.
The “Lehra Do Tiranga” protest called for waving the Indian flag and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police detained about 150 protesters during the Connaught Place demonstration despite heavy security.

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