CJP Denies Filing Supreme Court Petition Over Detention of Party Leaders

October 11, 2026

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday denied filing a petition in the Supreme Court seeking the release of its leaders and members allegedly detained ahead of the party’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

Ratna Singh, the party’s legal affairs head, clarified in a post on X that a petition circulating on social media was not filed by the CJP. She also stated that the party was not approaching the Supreme Court over the alleged detentions and that its legal team had not approved any habeas corpus petition.

“Pls note – This petition is not filed by @Cockroachisback. We are not approaching the Supreme Court, and no habeas corpus petition has been approved by the CJP’s legal team,” Singh wrote.

She also tagged a petition shared by a legal news platform on X, reiterating that the document had not been filed by the party.

The circulating petition invoked Article 32 of the Constitution and sought a writ, including habeas corpus, directing authorities to produce before the Supreme Court people allegedly detained in connection with the CJP’s proposed demonstration at Jantar Mantar on October 10, 2026. It also sought the release of those whose detention was not authorised by law.

CJP Protest Against Chief Election Commissioner

The clarification came amid developments surrounding the CJP’s planned demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

On Saturday, more than 3,000 protesters opposing the CEC were reportedly detained in Delhi. The detentions included CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke and several political figures, as security arrangements were tightened across the national capital to prevent unrest around Jantar Mantar. The proposed agitation was consequently split into several smaller gatherings across the city.

CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by police at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at around 10:30 am on Saturday while they were reportedly on their way to Jantar Mantar to demand Kumar’s resignation.

CJP Announces Fresh March to Jantar Mantar

CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde announced that protesters would march to Jantar Mantar again on Sunday, adding that the agitation would continue until the Chief Election Commissioner resigned.

Authorities had earlier denied permission for the demonstration and warned against unauthorised gatherings. Security measures included internet restrictions, roadblocks and traffic diversions to prevent a repeat of the party’s July protest at Jantar Mantar, which had turned violent.

The CJP’s latest clarification concerns the petition circulating online and does not, by itself, establish the legal status of the alleged detentions.