CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest: Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das to arrive in Delhi shortly — ‘See you in a few hours’ | Today’s news
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke went to Delhi to organize a protest against Jantar Mantar from Mumbai.
According to a PTI report, he left for the airport around 6:50 am from the Four Seasons Hotel in Worli, central Mumbai. They are expected to reach Delhi by 10 am, a CJP official said.
The October 10 CJP demonstration at Jantar Mantar is against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with the groups seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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The October 10 protest is against the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls. The groups are also demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
No. The Delhi Police denied the permission, citing possible serious concerns about breach of law and order and inconvenience to local residents and citizens.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke left Mumbai for Delhi. CJP co-organizers Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das also said they are on the way.
A demonstration was planned for October 10 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi and Left parties said they would attend. Left parties listed included CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP and All India Forward Bloc.
Kumar faces charges of tampering with electoral rolls on the pretext of SIR exercise while bypassing his two colleagues to modify Form 6, a crucial document used for voter registration.
However, the Delhi Police denied permission for the October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar.
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‘PM is scared’: Dipke
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai before leaving for Delhi for the protest, Dipke said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “scared of the youth” amid unprecedented crackdowns in Delhi, including the cancellation of several trains.
He also accused the Center of “waging a war against its own people” in what he described as emergency conditions.
“Narendra Modi is a dictator. He is afraid,” Dipke said, asking, “That’s why he closed the railways, the metro and all the roads. If Narendra Modi is so afraid of the youth of this country, the people of this country, then why is he sitting on the prime minister’s chair?”
Dipke also alleged that the authorities were detaining people traveling to Delhi to prevent them from participating in the protest. “They pick up people on trains in other parts of Mumbai; they don’t let them go.”
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In Delhi, Dipke said, “They have shut down everything. This is fear, this is nothing but fear, this is Narendra Modi’s fear. And he is afraid that the people of this country will not vote for him after this.”
“Delhi police are going to people’s homes and saying nobody should protest. Why shouldn’t they? Protesting is our fundamental right. Article 19 gives us the fundamental right to protest in a very democratic and peaceful manner and that’s what we are going to do,” Dipke said.
Morning, Das is heading to Delhi
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, co-organizers of CJP, also posted a picture on social media that they will be in Delhi in a few hours. “See you in a few hours, Delhi!” Ranka wrote on X.
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No permission for CJP protest at Jantar Mantar
Citing the possibility of “serious” law and order concerns as well as inconvenience to local residents and citizens, the Delhi Police denied permission to the CJP for her planned protest on October 10 at Jantar Mantar.
In a formal communication to CJP Saurav Das and Joint Secretary Balkrishna, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi District) noted that allowing the demonstration could create serious law and order problems, PTI reported.
“In the larger public interest, the requested permission cannot be granted and is hereby denied,” the letter said.
