CJP Tiranga rally LIVE UPDATES: Delhi Police serve no-protest notice to CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke Ahead of 5 pm march

• 02:56 PM, Oct 16 2026

  #WATCH | Delhi: NCP-SCP spokesperson Anish Gawande says, "I have come to know only now that the Police have come here. I was out for lunch. They are our guests; I will offer them tea and ask why they're here. Let me read the notice first. We all should participate in the Tiranga Yatra, we will go..."

  — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2026

  
  
• 02:32 PM, Oct 16 2026

  Is carrying Tricolour against the law?' Abhijeet Dipke questions police after being served notice

  • Delhi Police have reached Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke with a notice. Dipke reacted sharply, saying the party never said it would hold a rally or a protest.
  • “We never said we would hold a rally or a protest. We only said we would wave the Tricolour. Is carrying the Tricolour against the law?” he asked.
  • He also took a dig at police action. “I feel as if the British-era police have come to my house. You beat up children, but you let off the goons who come carrying sticks,” he said.
  • The CJP has planned its “Lehra Do Tiranga” event at Central Park in Connaught Place at 5 pm today.
• 02:26 PM, Oct 16 2026

  Police appeal and restrictions

  • Delhi Police have urged people to stay away from the march.
  • Police said they could help a select group of people wave the national flag and sing the national anthem at a suitable place.
  • Section 163 of the BNSS, which bars mass gatherings, is in force in the area. Police said it is meant to maintain peace and protect lives, as well as public and private property.
• 02:25 PM, Oct 16 2026

  Background of the march

  The march was called amid a stand-off between the CJP and Delhi Police over protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

  It was announced after CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar on October 13.

CJP Tiranga rally LIVE UPDATES: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is set to hold a rally called “Lehra Do Tiranga” at Central Park in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Friday at 5 pm. The party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. It also plans to protest the decision to send Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to judicial custody.

Heavy security in the area

Delhi has made large security arrangements for the day. Around 6,000 police personnel and 22,000 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) jawans have been deployed in and around Connaught Place. Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) is in force in these areas.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has also decided to keep Central Park closed to the public on October 16 and 17. The civic body has not given a clear reason for the closure.

Founder fears arrest

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has said he may be arrested. At a press conference held at midnight on Thursday, he claimed that the Delhi Police could detain him either on Thursday night or by Friday morning.

Dipke also posted a few photos on X and alleged that plainclothes policemen were following him. There has been no response from Delhi Police on these claims so far.

“I want to tell Narendra Modi that we are not afraid of this. I am sitting right here, come and pick me up. If we have to go to jail for waving the Tricolour in this country, we are ready for that,” he said.

- PTC NEWS

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