India, June 11 -- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has filed a criminal complaint against political commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra and an unidentified individual, alleging a criminal conspiracy to disrupt public order and discredit a protest organised by the group at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

According to the complaint, an individual entered the June 6 protest and allegedly made controversial remarks while interacting with journalists and members of the public on camera.

CJP has claimed that the comments, which allegedly included support for breaking up India, were aimed at provoking outrage and falsely linking the protest with anti-national views.

The complaint refers to a social media post by Iyer-Mitra in which he said he had "sent" a man ...