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CJP founder Dipke faces dissent, police clash as protests grow
Two youths claiming to be part of last month's Delhi agitation staged a protest outside Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday, alleging grassroots volunteers were…
The Story in Brief
Two youths claiming to be part of last month's Delhi agitation staged a protest outside Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday, alleging grassroots volunteers were sidelined. One of them, Manish Brahmabhatt, began an indefinite fast, saying, "We don't want another Kejriwal." They said they were not invited to the core team's strategy meeting being held there.
Separately, Dipke clashed with police outside his home, asserting they had no right to decide whom he meets. He also raised privacy concerns over an AI demo at Bharat Mandapam. On Friday, Dipke backed the Jharkhand students' protest over recruitment exam irregularities, saying the party does not want credit and that students should lead the movement.
The Indian Opinion
The CJP's internal dissent exposes a familiar pattern: movements that grow fast often forget the volunteers who built them. Dipke's own words about students deserving visibility sit awkwardly with his team's exclusion of those who protested at Jantar Mantar. Both sides risk feeding a personality cult that the group was meant to challenge. The real test is whether the National Working Committee gives outsiders a genuine voice, or becomes another closed circle. Watch how many of the Jantar Mantar volunteers get seats.
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, livemint.com, news.abplive.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
