The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to issue an injunction restraining the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, from holding a planned demonstration at Central Park in Connaught Place on Friday, October 16.
The court recorded the assurance of the Delhi Police that “all possible measures” will be implemented to manage the situation and preserve law and order in the commercial hub.
Vendor Petition Raises Festive Disturbance Concerns
The bench was addressing a petition submitted by Anil Kumar Gupta, a licensed street vendor from Palika Bazar.
The petitioner voiced serious apprehensions that a mass gathering at Central Park could severe traffic flow, restrict access to market areas, and severely disrupt commercial activities for traders during the peak festive shopping season.
”Appropriate steps will be taken in view of the apprehensions raised by the petitioner,” the counsel for Delhi Police assured the bench, leading the court to schedule the next hearing for November 3 without blocking the event.
Call for Nationwide ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ March
CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke has issued a call for a nationwide ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ assembly, asking citizens to gather with the national flag at Central Park, Connaught Place, at 5:00 PM on October 16.
Dipke framed the demonstration as a direct response to the recent 5-day judicial custody of key CJP figures Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were lodged in Tihar Jail following their arrest near Jantar Mantar.
Rising Friction Over Anti-CEC Agitations
The proposed march is part of an escalating wave of demonstrations across New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The Delhi Police recently denotified Jantar Mantar as an authorized protest site, redirecting demonstrations to alternative venues such as Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground.
Despite multiple detentions over recent days—including high-profile opposition figures and student union leaders—Dipke maintained that waving the national flag in public spaces remains a constitutional right, urging synchronized peaceful gatherings across other major cities.
