CJP founder Dipke calls Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar India's soul, mind, backbone amid election protest
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- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke described Mahatma Gandhi as India's soul, Dr B.R.
- Ambedkar as its backbone and Jawaharlal Nehru as its mind in a video post, while organising protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over electoral roll irregularities, leading to an FIR being filed against organisers and hundreds of unidentified persons under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act.
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The Cockroach Janta Party organised a protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Friday, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
‘Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar are India’s soul, mind, backbone': CJP founder Dipke
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru represented three distinct pillars of India’s political and social legacy. In a video post, Dipke described Gandhi as the “SOUL of India”, Ambedkar as the “BACKBONE of India” and Nehru as the “MIND of India”, adding, “You can never become like them.” The development comes as the CJP, led by founder Dipke, organised a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, the protest stage displayed quotations on non-violence and simplicity, alongside tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar. Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against the organisers and 400-500 unidentified persons in connection with the protest at Shivaji Park.
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The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Police Act for unlawful assembly, wilful disobedience of a lawful order issued by a public servant and other offences, a Shivaji Park police station official said. The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by a resident of the Shivaji Park area, the official added. Dipke on Friday night also announced a fresh protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar did not resign. “If Gyanesh Kumar doesn't resign, cockroaches from across India will march to Delhi & protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10,” he said in a post on X, adding that the protest would be peaceful and urging every citizen who wants free and fair elections to join it.
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If Gyanesh Kumar does not resign, a protest will be held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10.
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Open Questions
- What specific irregularities were found in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls?
- Will the protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10 proceed if Gyanesh Kumar does not resign?
- What legal consequences will the organisers and unidentified participants face?
- How has the Election Commission responded to the allegations?
