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Cockroach Janata Party to sue if leaders stay detained

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Bail Hearing Postponed

Cockroach Janata Party will file legal action if leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka stay in custody.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were placed in five-day judicial custody on October 14 after scaling Jantar Mantar gates.
The Special Executive Magistrate postponed the bail hearing on October 18.
Founder Abhijeet Dipke secured conditional bail on October 17 and said the party will regroup after the leaders’ release.

Summary

Police Deploy Forces

Police and paramilitary forces deployed over 25,000 personnel in Delhi to control the Connaught Place protest.
Traders in Palika Bazar shouted slogans, saying the march disrupted their business.
Opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and M K Stalin condemned the detentions.
Police used BNSS Sections 126 and 170 to arrest Dipke and detained Bora under Delhi Police Act Section 65.

History

Historical Context

On 25 June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi invoked Article 352, declared a 21-month Emergency and used the Maintenance of Internal Security Act to detain opponents. About 35,000 people were arrested under MISA. The recent detention of Cockroach Janata Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka under the Delhi Police Act demonstrates that those Emergency-era powers still operate.

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Bail Hearing Postponed

Cockroach Janata Party will file legal action if leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka stay in custody.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were placed in five-day judicial custody on October 14 after scaling Jantar Mantar gates.
The Special Executive Magistrate postponed the bail hearing on October 18.
Founder Abhijeet Dipke secured conditional bail on October 17 and said the party will regroup after the leaders’ release.

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