‘Is something already being planned’: CJP’s Dipke flags Maharashtra Police notices ahead of protest
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday alleged that the Maharashtra Police was attempting to stop his party workers from attending its planned protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi next week, claiming that workers were issued notices and questioned about funds for their travel.
Adding to this, Mumbai: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke during a protest by CJP against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation, at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai (PTI) The alleged clampdown on the workers came after the CJP revealed a fresh agitation at Jantar Mantar from October 10 to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and what the Opposition parties have termed “vote chori”.
Meanwhile, “I have shared multiple times that the Maharashtra Police is the best police force in the country and that the Delhi Police should learn from them. But it is heartbreaking that the Chandrapur police served notices to CJP workers, asking them not to participate in the protest at Jantar Mantar . They also asked CJP workers about the source of funds for travelling to Jantar Mantar,” Dipke shared at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Tuesday.
Notably, Dipke shared copies of two such notices issued by the Chandrapur police to CJP workers from the district.
As per the latest buzz, In one of the notices issued to Mayur Malkhede, the Ballarpur police shared, “You should participate in the New Delhi protest without permission. Do not take along violent protestors for the protest, and do not make violent posts on social media platforms or make provocative speeches… Upon violating the formal notice you will have to face preventive or criminal action.”
In further updates, Dipke also questioned the police’s reference to the possibility of violence in the notices. “In the notice, the police shared that the agitation is going to be violent. How do the police know in advance that the agitation would be violent? Have they planned anything in advance?” he asked.
On top of that, Calling the police action a form of “dictatorship”, Dipke accused chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of potentially “misusing” the police for political ambitions.
“Why is the Maharashtra Police behaving like the Delhi Police? What do they have to do if a person is going to Delhi from Chandrapur?” he asked.
Source: Hindustan Times