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Ajinkya Shinde to Lead Protests After Leaders Detained
Three CJP leaders were detained after their plane landed in Delhi on Saturday morning.
Police took them away from the airport.
Sources said the three were being kept separately.
A short video attributed to Abhijeet Dipke said he and the other two had been arrested.
The video also said Ajinkya Shinde would lead the movement next.
Sources said the video may have been recorded before the detention.
Shinde is a former Aam Aadmi Party worker who campaigned in Goa and later worked for the party in Maharashtra.
The party had not yet responded, according to the report.
CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after their flight landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning.
Delhi Police took the three from the airport to an undisclosed location, and sources said they were being held separately.
A video attributed to Dipke said he, Das and Ranka had been arrested and that Ajinkya Shinde would lead the movement.
Sources said the 20-second video appeared to have been recorded in advance.
Shinde, the party’s national organisation in-charge, is a former Aam Aadmi Party worker who campaigned in Goa in 2016 and later worked for the party in Maharashtra.
- Who
- CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained; Ajinkya Shinde is to lead the party’s further protests.
- What
- Three leaders were detained, and a video attributed to Dipke named Shinde as the movement’s next leader.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi; the leaders were taken to an undisclosed location.
- When
- Saturday morning; the article does not give a date.
- Why
- The article does not state why the three were detained.
Key facts
- Detained leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Successor named
- Ajinkya Shinde
- Airport
- Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Timing
- Saturday morning, shortly after the flight landed
- Video length
- 20 seconds
- Police account
- Sources said the three were being kept separately at an undisclosed location.
- Shinde’s background
- Former Aam Aadmi Party worker; campaigned for the party during the 2016 Goa elections and later worked for it in Maharashtra.
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
CJP chief, reportedly speaking in a mobile phone video while detained.
“From now onwards, Ajinkya will lead the movement.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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