Abhijeet Dipke's Detention Sparks Family Outrage Amid CJP Protest
Abhijeet Dipke's mother expresses her dismay over his detention during a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner.
Abhijeet Dipke was detained by police while on an Air India flight.
His mother, Anita Dipke, criticized the police for their actions, calling it 'wrong'.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized a protest against alleged electoral irregularities.
In a controversial incident, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was detained by police while traveling on an Air India flight. This occurred on the same day the CJP had organized a significant protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Dipke had requested his mother to refrain from watching television or using her mobile phone, but she learned of his detention through social media, which she described as 'wrong'.
Anita Dipke, speaking to NDTV, expressed her distress over the situation, stating that despite her son's request, she could not resist checking updates. She was particularly shocked by the police's aggressive approach in apprehending her son and other CJP leaders mid-flight. Visual evidence showed Dipke alongside fellow leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das being detained in what appeared to be a chaotic scene.
The police subsequently transported the detained individuals to various centers in Delhi and Gurugram. Anita Dipke questioned the legitimacy of the police's actions, asking what crime her son had committed. She emphasized that if any harm came to him, she would hold the government accountable. She also pointed out the disparity in treatment, noting that other prominent figures, such as Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, were protesting without facing similar detentions.
Bhagwanrao Dipke, Abhijeet's father, expressed his support for his son, criticizing the police for prioritizing the arrest of ordinary citizens while failing to apprehend serious criminals. He highlighted that this incident marked the first time a student had been arrested on an aircraft, questioning the police's priorities. His message was clear: he fully supported his son and urged him and his friends to continue their fight for justice.
The CJP, which emerged from a movement against paper leaks, called for the protest to address alleged irregularities in voter registration and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) processes. However, police denied permission for the protest, claiming that the CJP had failed to inform authorities in a timely manner. In anticipation of the protest, police took hundreds of supporters into preventive custody, shut down several metro stations, and canceled numerous trains to minimize turnout, reminiscent of the large-scale protests following the July paper leak incident.
