‘Open emergency-like situation’, alleges CJP; vows to continue protests

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders vowed to continue protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Addressing the media on Sunday (October 11, 2026), after they were released from detention, CJP’s co-convener and spokesperson said, “In the entire country, there is an open emergency-like situation.”

Mr. Das said that after being detained on Saturday (October 10, 2026), the police didn’t allow them to talk to their lawyers. He said that they were worried that their phones would have been hacked and evidence planted after the police seized them on Saturday (October 10, 2026). He also claimed that a seizure memo was not given to them after the police took their phones.

Mr. Das said, “We appeal to all citizens; you’ll have to come out to the streets and protest peacefully wherever you are.”

This fight has now started, CJP leader Ashutosh Ranka said, and added that the way this fight has been treated like a war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah “should be ashamed”.

Anti-CEC protest LIVE updates on October 11, 2026

CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Sourav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka were intercepted and taken into custody at the Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after their flight landed in Delhi on Saturday (October 10, 2026), before they could reach the proposed protest venue at Jantar Mantar.