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Abhijeet Dipke Announces October 2 Jail Bharo Agitation
Abhijeet Dipke has announced a protest in Mumbai on October 2.
The protest will begin at Shivaji Park on Gandhi Jayanti.
He wants people and political parties to join him.
Dipke says the Election Commission is not working in the country’s best interest.
He also supports concerns about possible artificial intelligence misuse in elections.
Other Opposition leaders have raised questions about voting machines and changes to voter lists.
Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray have announced another march for October 4.
They said they support Dipke’s proposed protest.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a Jail Bharo Andolan from Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on October 2.
Dipke alleged that the Election Commission’s functioning was not in the country’s interest and called it dictatorial.
He appealed to political parties and the public to join the protest movement.
The announcement followed Opposition concerns over electoral-roll revisions, alleged AI misuse, EVMs and demands for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray separately announced an October 4 protest march and said they would support the CJP’s Jail Bharo movement.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, along with political parties and supporters he has invited.
- What
- A Jail Bharo Andolan, or civil-disobedience protest involving possible mass arrests, has been announced against the Election Commission.
- Where
- The Jail Bharo movement will begin at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; the October 4 march will proceed from Byculla to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.
- When
- The Jail Bharo movement is scheduled to begin on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti; a separate protest march is planned for October 4.
- Why
- Organizers cite concerns about the Election Commission’s functioning, electoral-roll revisions, alleged AI misuse, EVMs and demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Key facts
- Protest organizer
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party
- Jail Bharo date
- October 2, Gandhi Jayanti
- Starting location
- Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Separate march
- October 4, from Byculla to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters
- Main target
- The Election Commission
- Related concerns
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, EVMs and alleged AI misuse in elections
- CEC mentioned
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Stated support
- Raj Thackeray said the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena would fully support the CJP movement
Quotes
Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief
“A joint protest march will be held on the 4th. The march will proceed from Byculla to the BMC headquarters. This protest will be directed against the Election Commission.”
deccanchronicle.com
“For several years, we have consistently raised questions regarding EVMs and the arbitrary actions of the Election Commission, yet no solution has been found so far,”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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