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Volunteers Getting Notices From Two Police Forces: CJP
Abhijeet Dipke said police notices warned volunteers not to join the protest and asked who was funding travel, as the CJP pressed for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
On Tuesday, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Maharashtra Police are intimidating volunteers by questioning their travel funding for an upcoming protest in New Delhi.
Following an October 2 demonstration in Mumbai, Dipke announced the October 10 agitation at Jantar Mantar to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged voter roll irregularities.
Chandrapur police issued notices under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita warning against 'violent' behavior and social media posts, which Dipke characterized as 'dictatorship' during a press conference.
Defying the police notices, Dipke maintained the protest will proceed as planned, questioning why authorities monitor travel expenses for trips costing as little as Rs 1,000 or Rs 1,500.
The standoff reflects broader tensions between opposition groups and the BJP-led central government, which Dipke criticized for attempting to establish 'one nation, one political party' through the 'One Nation, One Election' slogan.