Amid reports of a case being filed against Abhijeet Dipke over the Shivaji Park protest, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-founder said that the youth-led movement will continue its fight to ‘save the democracy.’
Dipke subsequently announced ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ at the venue. The protest attracted a massive crowd, with celebrities, including Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj and Vishal Dadlani in participation. Defying afternoon heat and barricades, young men and women turned up for the protest in central Mumbai in huge numbers even though police had denied permission for the event.
After leading a massive demonstration at Shivaji Park, which drew thousands of people, Dipke on Friday night announced a fresh protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if CEC Gyanesh Kumar did not resign.
In a post on X, Deolekar said the complaint was filed against CJP leaders Dipke, Ranka, Das and Ratna Singh, the legal affairs head of the Cockroach Janata Party, and others for allegedly proceeding with the protest and gathering a large crowd despite an express denial of permission.
Mumbai Police earlier denied permission for the gathering at Shivaji Park, citing, among other issues, concerns over noise pollution, traffic congestion and disruption to vehicular movement in the area. Dipke’s statement comes after Siddhi Deolekar, a resident and advocate, on Friday said she lodged a complaint at Shivaji Park Police Station against CJP’s Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ratna Singh for allegedly proceeding with the Shivaji Park protest despite denial of permission. The CJP on Friday held a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged discrepancies in the SIR processes.
