Newly appointed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Ajinkya Shinde has called for countrywide protests to challenge the recent detention of party members in Delhi and across various parts of India. Mr. Shinde announced that demonstrators would gather at the T Junction in Shivaji Park, Mumbai, at 4 pm on Sunday. He stated that these protests are intended to address what he described as a government crackdown on democratic processes.
The announcement follows the preventive arrest of several senior party figures, including Abhijeet Dipke, spokesperson Saurav Das, and co-convener Ashutosh Ranka. According to Delhi Police, these individuals are scheduled to be produced before an executive magistrate at the Delhi Cantt Police Station. The arrests were made ahead of a planned ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’ demonstration, which was organized to protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
In a pre-recorded video shared by Mr. Dipke before his detention, he confirmed that Mr. Shinde would take charge of leading the organisation's protest efforts. Mr. Shinde emphasized that the movement is expanding to multiple cities, asserting that the actions taken by the government against political leaders and protesters would not go unchallenged.
Meanwhile, the protest activity is expected to coincide with scheduled infrastructure work on the rail network. Railway authorities have announced that Mumbai local train services will be affected by megablocks on Sunday. Specifically, services on the Central Main Line between Matunga and Mulund will be diverted to fast lines, and Harbour Line operations between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Chunabhatti/Bandra will face suspensions during designated hours. Passengers have been advised to utilize alternative routes, including the Western Railway and Main Line, between 10 am and 6 pm to navigate the service disruptions.
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