Delhi Police detained AISA national president Neha Bora and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of the planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Connaught Place. The gathering was opposed by authorities citing permission requirements and prohibitory orders.
Delhi Police detained All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke on Friday ahead of a planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Central Park in Connaught Place. The proposed gathering was called to protest the detention of two CJP co-conveners, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
According to the reports, Dipke was detained while travelling to participate in the ‘Tiranga Assembly’, scheduled to take place at Central Park at 5 pm. Minutes after his detention, Bora was also detained near Mandi House while heading towards the protest venue with AISA workers and members of other left-wing organisations.
Dipke had appealed to people to assemble at Central Park and wave the national flag as part of the protest. The demonstration was intended to challenge the detention of CJP co-conveners Das and Ranka, who had reportedly been detained earlier and subsequently jailed following proceedings linked to their actions at Jantar Mantar.
However, Delhi Police had issued two notices to Dipke on Friday, asking him to refrain from organising the gathering at Connaught Place. Authorities cited the absence of permission from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the enforcement of prohibitory orders in the area. Police warned that legal action could follow if the restrictions were violated.
One notice was issued on behalf of the New Delhi district authorities under the Delhi Police Act. It directed individuals not to visit Central Park while prohibitory restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) remained in force.
A second notice was issued by the South West Delhi authorities. It referred to an earlier preventive action involving Dipke, Das and Ranka at an airport and their subsequent production before a court. According to the information provided by officials, the three had been placed under a legal undertaking requiring them to refrain from causing public disturbances for one year.
Despite the police warnings and the detention of party leaders, CJP supporters and members of student organisations gathered in connection with the planned protest.
Speaking to IANS, CJP spokesperson Mehar Pasricha said the demonstration was intended to assert the right of citizens to decide where they could unfurl and wave the national flag. She argued that people should not face unnecessary restrictions when expressing patriotism through the Tricolour.
Pasricha also referred to the earlier detention of CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, claiming they had faced action after waving the national flag. She maintained that party volunteers, student groups and members of the public remained determined to continue raising their concerns.
The protest highlighted a dispute over the use of public spaces for political demonstrations, the enforcement of prohibitory orders and the right to peaceful assembly. While CJP leaders and supporters sought to organise the gathering around the national flag, authorities maintained that the proposed event lacked the required permission and that existing restrictions had to be followed.
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The detentions of Dipke and Bora took place amid heightened attention surrounding the proposed demonstration. The police had warned organisers in advance that violating the restrictions could invite legal consequences.
The developments brought the planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest into focus, with the dispute centring on the balance between freedom of expression, the right to assemble peacefully and the enforcement of public-order regulations in the national capital.
