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CJP Founder Alleges Police Pressure Before Delhi Election Protest
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says police in Chandrapur sent notices to some party activists.
He says the notices asked how they would pay for travel and told them not to go to a protest in Delhi.
The protest is planned for October 10 at Jantar Mantar.
The party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Dipke also questioned why police suggested the gathering could become violent.
The articles do not include a response from the police.
The dispute is connected to complaints about the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists.
The Election Commission says decisions about that exercise were made unanimously and rejects claims that it is divided.
Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Chandrapur police issued notices to CJP activists before a planned Delhi protest.
He said the notices questioned activists about travel expenses and urged them not to attend.
The CJP plans to demonstrate at Jantar Mantar on October 10, seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Dipke questioned police claims or directions relating to possible violence and social media posts.
The Election Commission has rejected suggestions of internal division and says SIR decisions were unanimous.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and CJP activists; Chandrapur police are the subject of Dipke’s allegations.
- What
- Dipke alleged that police notices questioned activists about travel expenses and pressured them not to attend a planned protest.
- Where
- The allegations were made at a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The planned protest is at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- When
- Dipke made the allegations on Tuesday, October 6; the protest is proposed for October 10.
- Why
- The CJP says the protest is intended to press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation amid objections to the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Dipke and protest campaign
Election Commission position
Police notices and planned protest
Dipke and protest campaign
Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Chandrapur police issued notices questioning activists about travel funds and urging them not to attend the October 10 protest. He also questioned why police described the planned agitation as potentially violent.
Election Commission position
The articles report Dipke’s allegations but provide no response from Chandrapur police or other police authorities.
Special Intensive Revision and Election Commission
Dipke and protest campaign
Opposition parties and the Cockroach Janta Party have protested alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise and reports of differences within the Election Commission.
Election Commission position
The Election Commission has rejected suggestions of a split and says decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision were unanimous.
Key facts
- Proposed protest date
- October 10
- Proposed protest venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Activists named in allegation
- Cockroach Janta Party activists
- Police force named
- Chandrapur police
- Earlier demonstration mentioned
- A demonstration at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on October 2
- Related dispute
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise and reports of differences within the Election Commission
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Cockroach Janta Party
“I have said multiple times that the Maharashtra Police is the best police force in the country, and the Delhi Police should learn from them. But it is heartbreaking that the Chandrapur police (in Maharashtra) served notices to CJP workers, telling them not to participate in the agitation at Jantar Mantar. They also asked about the source of the expenses for travelling to Jantar Mantar.”
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theprint.in
“The police have also mentioned that the agitation is going to be ‘violent’. How do the police know so early that the agitation would be violent? Have they planned anything in advance?”
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