CJP protest LIVE: CJP calls out to ‘cockroaches for Kerala’ ahead of 4pm anti-SIR protest in Kochi
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CJP protest live updates: The Kochi march will be CJP's first major protest since some of its leaders were arrested in Delhi last month while attempting to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar. CJP protest live updates: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold a protest march in Kerala's Kochi today, demanding the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Titled “Jantar Mantar at Kochi”, the demonstration will take place at Rajendra Maidan from 4 pm, the group shared in a post on X. ...Read More
Adding to this, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and star-activist Prakash Raj are among those scheduled to attend. The stir will also be joined by CJP national leader Afreen Nawaz and its South India in-charge Vijay Reddy Mallangi. CJP's first major protest after Delhi crackdown The Kochi march will be CJP's first major protest since some of its leaders were arrested in Delhi last month while attempting to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise. CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were arrested after entering Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The Delhi Police had denotified the site as a designated protest venue last month. Dipke was later detained ahead of a Tiranga March revealed by the party in Delhi. The Delhi Police crime branch also of late questioned CJP leaders in connection with cases linked to protests in the national capital. BJP vs CJP over ‘foreign funding’ Union minister Jitendra Singh launched an attack on the CJP earlier this week, alleging that activists were receiving funds from anti-India organisations operating within and outside the country. In conversation with the media in Bengaluru, Singh claimed there was sufficient evidence to show that Dipke was receiving funds from unauthorised sources. CJP leaders responded by asking Singh, “Why were you negotiating with us then?” They were referring to meetings between group leaders and Singh, along with Union minister JP Nadda, during the CJP's protest against the government over the NEET issue earlier this year. Ranka asked, "Why were you negotiating with us then?" Saurav Das hit back at the minister, calling the allegation “baseless”. He shared, “The question of evidence is something we have been raising from day one, even before the first protest took place on June 6… Our first press conference was held on June 3, and ever since then, we have been asking the same question: What is the basis of your so-called allegation? So far, no evidence or justification has been provided…”
Meanwhile, CJP protest live updates: Union minister Jitendra Singh launched an attack on the CJP earlier this week, alleging that activists were receiving funds from anti-India organisations operating within and outside the country.
Notably, In conversation with the media in Bengaluru, Singh claimed there was sufficient evidence to show that Dipke was receiving funds from unauthorised sources.
As per the latest buzz, CJP leaders responded by asking Singh, “Why were you negotiating with us then?” They were referring to meetings between group leaders and Singh, along with Union minister JP Nadda, during the CJP's protest against the government over the NEET issue earlier this year. Ranka asked, "Why were you negotiating with us then?"
In further updates, Saurav Das hit back at the minister, calling the allegation “baseless”.
On top of that, CJP protest live updates: Apart from Dipke and Raj, CJP national leader Afreen Nawaz and its South India in-charge Vijay Reddy Mallangi will also participate.
Dipke and Raj on Friday posted videos on social media appealing to people to join the event.
Source: Hindustan Times