Politics · India · 19 hrs ago
CJP leader announces protests after party leaders are detained
Ajinkya Shinde, newly named leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), announced a protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai for 4 pm on Sunday.
He said demonstrations had begun in other parts of the country and more cities would join.
The protests follow the preventive detention of CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke, spokesperson Saurav Das and co-convener Ashutosh Ranka.
CJP had planned a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The party alleges irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, a process to revise voter lists.
Shinde said the detentions were an attack on democracy, while Delhi Police said the three would be produced before an executive magistrate.
Dipke said CJP would continue its Jantar Mantar protest until the three were released.
CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde announced protests across India after party leaders and protesters were detained.
Shinde said a protest would gather at T Junction in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park at 4 pm on Sunday.
He accused the government of clamping down on democracy and said the detentions would not go unchallenged.
CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were placed under preventive arrest, Delhi Police said.
The party had planned a protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
- Who
- CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde announced the protests. CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained.
- What
- Shinde announced protests against the detention of party leaders and protesters.
- When
- The Mumbai protest was scheduled for Sunday at 4 pm.
- Where
- The announced protest was at T Junction in Shivaji Park, Mumbai; Shinde said protests had started across the country.
- Why
- Shinde said the protests were against the detentions and what he called a government clampdown on democracy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Every Indian is angry that their beloved country is being turned into a Dictatorship by Modi and Shah.
The manner in which tens of thousands of people were detained yesterday across Delhi and India will not go unchallenged.
The Govt has made a big mistake by arresting our leaders and clamping down on democracy.
Abhijeet Dipke recorded a video naming Shinde as CJP’s new leader in anticipation of a possible arrest.
Delhi Police said Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das would be produced before an executive magistrate.
Shinde announced a protest at T Junction in Shivaji Park for 4 pm.
- Protest location
- T Junction, Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Protest time
- 4 pm on Sunday
- CJP leaders detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das
- Planned Delhi protest site
- Jantar Mantar
- Alleged issue
- Irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Sources
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