Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday criticised the reported detention of party members Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, questioning whether waving the national flag could be considered a violation of the law.

The activists were reportedly detained by Delhi Police after entering the protest venue early in the morning, a day after authorities withdrew its status as a designated site for demonstrations.

Speaking to reporters in Hingoli, Dipke said a team of CJP members led by Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde had reached Jantar Mantar on Tuesday morning and waved the Indian Tricolour. Questioning the police action, he asked when displaying t...