‘Don’t fall into the trap’: Abhijeet Dipke claims govt pitted CJP against Oppna in Gyanesh Kumar protests | Today’s news
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has alleged that the Union government is creating suspicion and mistrust among groups protesting against the Election Commission of India by handling the demonstrations differently. Dipke urged people not to fall for conspiracy theories and remain united in their opposition to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
In a statement on X, Dipke said that when the CJP was given permission to protest, several people suggested that the group was started by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Comparing it to the INDIA Bloc protest on Monday, Dipke pointed out that the opposition demonstration did not face the kind of crackdown he witnessed during the October 10 CJP protest. “This is exactly how the government is playing us against each other,” he said, arguing that the disparate treatment of protests creates distrust between people fighting for the same cause.
On October 13 Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi along with the Congress and other opposition leaders led a march towards the High Court. The march, which was attended by thousands of people, returned from Mandi House around 6:00 pm.
The portest march was against the SIR exercise and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of the electoral roll.
The protests followed a recent report published by the Indian Express which alleged that Kumar had taken several decisions regarding the SIR unilaterally, despite certain objections raised by two election commissioners.
Dipke warned that authorities could allow one protest while cracking down on another, only to reverse the approach later. He argued that such differences could fuel conspiracy theories and divert attention from the issues the protesters were raising.
“My only request to everyone is to look into this tactic,” he said.
Unlike the INDIA Bloc march on October 13, an unprecedented security crackdown and the detention of more than 7,000 protesters, including t Dipke, four former chief ministers and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, helped the government foil a planned mass mobilization at Jantar Mantar on October 10 to demand the resignation of the Kuchefane Gymara Election Commission.
Jantar Mantar, the designated site of the protests, had a deserted look throughout the day, with more than 30,000 security personnel deployed and waves of barricades in Lutyens’ Delhi to keep protesters out of the area.
“Don’t let conspiracy theories divide us. Don’t fall into the trap of fighting among ourselves when we should be standing together,” Dipke said.
He reiterated his stance and said the focus should continue to be on Gyanesh Kumar and those he accused of protecting the CEC.
“Don’t let conspiracy theories divide us. Don’t fall into the trap of fighting among ourselves when we should be standing together,” Dipke said.
“The fight is against Gyanesh Kumar and those who protect him. Don’t lose sight of that,” he said.
