3 weeks ago
Dipke announces 'Jantar Mantar Season 2,' accuses BJP of threats
A group of young protesters in India called the Cockroach Janata Party plans to protest again.
Its leader, Abhijeet Dipke, says 'Season 2' of the famous Jantar Mantar protest will start very soon.
Earlier, the party held a big protest that lasted 37 days.
That protest ended on July 25.
It ended after a minister named Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the party got promises on its key demands.
Now the party wanted to hold a meeting of its volunteers in Delhi.
Dipke says no one would rent them a hall, saying there was 'pressure from above.'
He claims the owners were threatened and blames the BJP party for it.
Dipke says these actions will not scare them.
Another party leader says they are starting a nationwide 'listening tour,' starting with education on Independence Day.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced that 'Season 2 of Jantar Mantar' will begin very soon, on the lines of the student agitation.
Dipke alleged that no one in Delhi would rent a hall for a CJP volunteers' meet, with owners citing 'pressure from above.'
He claimed hall owners were threatened that they would be 'hung upside down' if they allowed the CJP meeting.
Dipke accused the BJP of being behind the alleged threats, saying 'petty actions' born of fear of the country's youth would not stop the party.
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the next phase itself is 'Season Two,' a nationwide 'listening tour' prioritising education from Independence Day.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das.
- What
- Announcement of a fresh protest dubbed 'Jantar Mantar Season 2,' with allegations that BJP pressure denied CJP a Delhi venue for a volunteers' meeting.
- Where
- Announced at a public meeting; venue dispute in Delhi; earlier protest at Jantar Mantar; new phase spans the country.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday, August 12; the earlier 37-day Jantar Mantar protest ended on July 25.
- Why
- CJP says it is continuing its campaign against 'incompetent governments and officers,' while Dipke alleges the BJP is trying to block the party out of fear of the youth.
Key facts
- Party
- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Founder
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Announcement
- 'Jantar Mantar Season 2' protest to begin very soon (announced August 12)
- Previous agitation
- 37-day protest at Jantar Mantar
- Previous protest ended
- July 25, after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and assurances on key demands
- Venue allegation
- Delhi hall owners refused to rent, citing 'pressure from above'
- Threat allegation
- Hall owners allegedly told they would be 'hung upside down'
- Next phase
- Nationwide 'listening tour,' with education prioritised from Independence Day
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
“All of this is being done by the BJP. Their actions and words clearly reveal that they are afraid of the country's youth. If they think such petty actions will frighten us, they are sorely mistaken.”
rediff.com
“"We were scheduled to hold our volunteers' meet in Delhi today. We were looking for a hall, but no one would rent us one. Everyone kept saying there was pressure from above."”
wionews.com
Sources
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