CJP protest news LIVE: ‘Swatantra Bharadwaj could be arrested within 72 hours’, says protester's counsel amid sit-in

CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke took a dig at DCP Sachin Sharma for not taking action against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj with a meme.

CJP Protest LIVE: The video of a heated exchange between CJP members and cops from inside the Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi surfaced on Friday. “Why are you defending him?”, CJP's Ashutosh Ranka could be heard asking the police as the team sought action against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj.

CJP Protest LIVE: Nishu Azad's counsel has said that the Delhi Police has assured them of action against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bharadwaj within 72 hours. "We have demanded that a separate FIR be registered against the online threats being made to Nishu. Delhi Police has assured that they could arrest him (Swatantra Bharadwaj) today or within 72 hours. We have given a list of accounts through which online abuse is being directed towards Nishu," the counsel told news agency ANI.

CJP Protest LIVE: CJP spokesperson Saurav Das on Friday said that the Delhi Police should probe ‘history-sheeters and hardened criminals’, citing a police affidavit.

"The Supreme Court has just quashed and dismissed all the FIRs registered against the students and protesters. However, if you have read the Delhi Police's affidavit, they said that they need to investigate history-sheeters and hardened criminals and put them in jail. We accepted that condition. But Nishu had been receiving threats, and an FIR was also filed. Even then, the Delhi Police is not taking any action. Isn't the person threatening her one of those 2,800 hardened criminals?," Das said, referring to Swatantra Bhardwaj, against whom the CJP staged a sit-in today.

CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday questioned DCP Sachin Sharma, asking why the “Sanghi goon” is not behind bars yet. Dipke seemed to be referring to Swatantra Bhardwaj, the Hindutva influencer against whom the CJP is protesting against outside Delhi's Parliament Street Police station today.

CJP Protest LIVE: Delhi Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra has said that they have demanded that Section 307 (attempt to murder) charge be added against Swatantra Bhardwaj over an alleged attack on a protester's father.

“Today, we went inside Parliament Street Police Station with a key demand: that Section 307 (attempt to murder) be added to the case. The police have confirmed that the SC/ST Act has already been invoked,” he told PTI.

CJP Protest LIVE: Independent MP Pappu Yadav joined CJP members outside the Parliament Street Police station in Delhi as they sought action against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bharadwaj over an alleged attack on a protester's father.

“You beat the poor, journalists, Dalits and women. Why would a police officer beat a poor person's daughter or refuse to register her case? Which law allows this? The Constitution was made to ensure justice. You cannot do whatever you want,” Yadav said.

CJP Protest LIVE: Tense scenes emerged outside the Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi on Friday as CJP members gathered outside seeking action over an alleged attack on the father of a protester at Jantar Mantar.

"During a protest at Jantar Mantar, Nishu's father, Sanjay, was beaten up. We kept seeking justice. The situation in Delhi is such now that the criminal is openly admitting to the crime. But Delhi Police, at the behest of the BJP, did not take any action. We have been standing by Nishu and her father. We will demand from police to register a murder case," CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said.

CJP Protest LIVE: RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha reacted to CJP's demand of action against the alleged attacker of a protester's father. “... One person is openly saying how influential he is, that so-and-so person is his brother, in which he has spared no one. From the top level to the middle level, everyone is involved in this, so there is nothing left to say about it,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

CJP Protest LIVE: Swatantra Bharadwaj, against whom the CJP is demanding action over an alleged attack on a protester's father during the Jantar Mantar protest, has said that was acting in self-defence.

"If I had not acted in self-defence, I could have been lynched by the mob or killed. There was no attempt to attack him. I have proofs in the form of video. I was gheroed by 10-15 people. When I acted in self-defence, he was hit on the head by my kada," he was quoted as saying by ANI.

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CJP Protest LIVE: Sanjay Azad, who was allegedly attacked during Jantar Mantar protest said that some people have problem with the phrase “Jai Bhim”. The CJP has been seeking action of the alleged attack on Sanjay, who is the father of a CJP activist.

“Some people have a problem with the slogan 'Jai Bhim.' As followers of Babasaheb, we knew they would object, and that is why 'Jai Bhim' slogans were also raised there. I was attacked during the protest and lodged an FIR, but the police's job seems to be to protect the goons and criminals and weaken the victim,” Sanjay was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das are inside the DCP office and holding a meeting with senior police officers, demanding FIR and arrest of right wing activist Swatantra Bhardwaj.

Delhi Police blocks the entrance of the Parliament street police station for protesters.

Chandra Shekhar Aazad, president of Aazad Samaj Party - Kanshi Ram, also joins CJP leaders at Parliament Street Police Station to seek justice for Nishu Azad and her father Sanjay. Chandra Shekhar Aazad earlier also met Nishu.

CJP protest news LIVE Updates: CJP spokesperson Saurav Das, co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka reached Parliament Street police station from Patel Chowk in connection with a case regarding injuries to one of their supporters during Jantar Mantar protests.

“There is a minor who has been associated with our protest right from Day One. Her father, Sanjay Ji, also comes with her. When we were holding a peaceful sit-in protest when some members of a criminal gang entered our protest and resorted to violence. After the FIR was registered, we continued putting pressure on the police, saying that this was an attempt to murder and that the relevant section should be added. We also demanded that the SC/ST Act be invoked because they belong to a Dalit family. There is also a caste angle to the matter. But the police did not take any such action. When we pressured the police, they told us to approach the court and obtain an order,” Das said, news agency PTI reported.

CJP protest news LIVE Updates: CJP co-convenors Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka arrived at Parliament Street police station on Friday to seek justice for their leader Nishu Azad and her father Sanjay

“During a protest at Jantar Mantar, Nishu's father, Sanjay, was beaten up. We kept seeking justice. The situation in Delhi is such now that the criminal is openly admitting to the crime. But Delhi Police, at the behest of the BJP, did not take any action. We have been standing by Nishu and her father. We will demand from police to register a murder case,” Ranka said, news agency ANI reported.

CJP Protest News LIVE: Self-styled Hindutva “influencer” Swatantra Bharadwaj on Friday clarified that what people are describing as an attack was done under “self defence,” claiming that the now-viral clip being shared on social media by Rahul Gandhi is fake.

In an interview to news agency ANI, Bharadwaj said, “What people are calling an attack was an act of self-defence. If I had not acted in self-defence, I could have been lynched by the mob or killed. There was no attempt to attack him.”

“The podcast clip that is being shared on social media by Rahul Gandhi and others is fake.”

He added that when he acted in self defense, the father of CJP protestor Nishu was hit on his head. “. When I acted in self-defence, he was hit on the head. As per his medical report from Delhi Police, he did not suffer major injuries. I am cooperating with the ongoing investigation.”

CJP Protest News LIVE: CJP delegation led by Co-Conveners Saurav Das & Ashutosh Ranka to reach the Parliament Street police station shortly.

CJP Protest News LIVE: The All India Students’ Association reacted to a viral podcast clip featuring self-styled Hindutva “influencer” Swatantra Bhardwaj, who allegedly claimed to have assaulted the father of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protester Nishu Azad during the Jantar Mantar protests.

The student organisation said the law would take its course and that Bhardwaj would not be spared punishment.

“It's done, bro. Don’t think u can get away with this. Law will take its course, n we'll make sure u get the strictest punishment possible. N there be a possibility all ur “bade bhai-jaans” get punished too! Law above all.” the official handle of AISA said on X.

CJP Protest News LIVE: After a video of Swatantra Bhardwaj surfaced, in which he allegedly claimed that he had assaulted people during the Jantar Mantar protest and had been roaming around as part of the Delhi Police, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das questioned the Delhi Police over the allegations.

“Is this true, @CPDelhi? Criminal gang members openly masquerading as police officers—is this not a very urgent security threat in the capital of the country? Is this why the law and order situation is so bad?”

CJP Protest News LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party on Friday shared a video of a man allegedly claiming that he had the “guts” to break open the head of a protester’s father and admitting to it on camera.

The outfit questioned whether the prime minister would direct the Delhi Police to arrest the man over the alleged offences he appeared to admit to, or whether Indians should accept what it described as a lawless system.

“Mr PM Narendra Modi, this man is saying he has the गूदा to break open Nishu’s father’s head and admit it on camera. Will the PM order Delhi Police to arrest this man for the crimes he’s admitting? Or should Indians accept a lawless system?”

“Cockroaches have the गूदा to ensure justice for Nishu’s father,” it added.

CJP Protest News LIVE: Delhi Police has rejected allegations that political influence was used to shield those accused in the Jantar Mantar assault case.

New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma said the allegations of "undue influence or interference" were "factually incorrect and baseless".

CJP Protest News LIVE: CJP spokesperson Saurav Das had said the outfit's members would reach the Parliament Street police station at 10 am on Friday to seek action in connection with the alleged assault on Sanjay, father of student protester Nishu.

The protest is expected to begin soon.

CJP Protest News LIVE: Heavy security has been deployed outside the Parliament Street police station-cum-DCP New Delhi office ahead of the CJP members’ arrival.

CJP Protest News LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has accused Delhi Police of failing to take action against those allegedly involved in the Jantar Mantar assault.

Dipke alleged that DCP Sachin Sharma refused to arrest the accused and told CJP representatives they were free to approach the courts.

These allegations have not been independently verified.