New Delhi: Amid an intensifying national debate drawing parallels between domestic youth-led demonstrations and political volatility or regime changes in Nepal and Bangladesh, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke released a video statement on X on Tuesday.

Dismissing assertions that local protests reflect foreign unrest, Dipke defended jailed party figures Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, asserting that their calm compliance with law enforcement demonstrated an adherence to purely Gandhian Satyagraha.

Directing his remarks at commentators and critics referencing global political turbulence, ranging from violent youth demonstrations in France to regime-change uprisings in Bangladesh and Nepal, Dipke called on observers to recognise the non-violent conduct displayed by Indian dissidents.

"To those constantly pointing fingers saying, 'Look at what is happening in France...' have some shame and look at what is happening right here in India. In India, Sourav Das and Ashutosh went to jail with smiles on their faces. They didn't do anything like what is happening elsewhere. Even when they knew they were being unlawfully imprisoned, they chose peace and compassion, entering prison with smiles rather than anger or hatred in their hearts," Dipke said.

Refusing to equate local civil dissent with violent overthrows, Dipke argued that the demeanour of the jailed activists separates Indian civil resistance from overseas movements.

"People talk about Nepal or Bangladesh, but look at our comrades: they went to jail smiling, without being provoked. They continue to embody Gandhian values, smiling on their way to jail, smiling inside the courtroom. You cannot instil hatred in them; hatred resides in you. And everyone can clearly see the state to which your hatred has brought this country," he added.

"Without wanting to draw direct comparisons, it reflects what Mahatma Gandhi did; when he was sent to jail, he went quietly because it was his Satyagraha. Ashutosh and Sourav are carrying out that exact same Satyagraha. By enduring that pain inside prison, they are awakening the conscience of this country. I cannot wait for them to be released," he stated.

Addressing administrative authorities and political adversaries who view public gatherings as threats to public order, Dipke maintained that preventive detentions and custodial sentences would neither break the movement's morale nor drive it toward violence.

"If anyone thinks locking Sourav and Ashutosh up will intimidate or break them, that is never going to happen. I assure you, when they walk out, they will emerge with the same smiles, chanting 'Inquilab Zindabad' (Long Live the Revolution), continuing on Mahatma Gandhi's path of peace and non-violence—values we deeply believe in," Dipke added.

The judicial custody of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was extended by two days following the conclusion of their initial five-day remand on Monday.

Legal counsel representing Das and Ranka stated that the duo was remanded back to judicial custody from Delhi's Mandir Marg Police Station after their bail surety was refused due to alleged documentation discrepancies. The Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court at the Mandir Marg station extended their detention through October 21.

Concurrently, a Fox News Digital investigative report released on October 9 catalogued 50 organisations tied to France's student protest networks, alleging that far-left, socialist, and communist groups are exploiting educational grievances to further wider ideological objectives.

The Congress party has firmly rejected attempts to connect ongoing opposition demonstrations over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to violent civil unrest in France and European states, maintaining that opposition action remains constitutional, peaceful, and oriented around free elections.

The Congress's forceful response followed claims by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging a coordinated effort by "anti-India gangs" aiming to precipitate "regime change" in India comparable to recent developments in Bangladesh and France.

ANI