India, Oct. 10 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday left for New Delhi to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "accepted defeat" even before the agitation began.

In a post on X shortly before boarding his flight at Mumbai airport, Dipke said the shutdown in Delhi and the crackdown on supporters were "not signs of strength" but reflected a leader who was "terrified of his own people".

Dipke left the Four Seasons Hotel in Worli, central Mumbai, for the airport at around 6.50 am.

Speaking at the airport, the CJP founder said the government was "scared" amid what he described as an unprecedented clampdown and train can...