CJP's Abhijeet Dipke predicts BJP's defeat in 2029 Lok Sabha polls

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke addressed a Kochi protest against the SIR exercise and CEC Gyanesh Kumar. He framed electoral transparency and youth dissent as central to democratic change.

In Short

• Protest in Kochi against Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls held
• Dipke compares NDA govt to British rule, vows to keep raising Tricolour
• Dipke accuses BJP of dividing people and suppressing youth's voices

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday predicted that the BJP-led NDA government would be voted out in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and urged people to prepare for a change at the Centre, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

Speaking at a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Dipke said a change of government could come only through elections. He also reiterated his demand for an independent and impartial electoral system.

The protest meeting in Kochi was organised as part of the CJP's Jantar Mantar at Kochi campaign.

According to PTI, Dipke claimed that the NDA government was waging a war against the country's youth to protect the Chief Election Commissioner and questioned why Kumar was so important to the Centre.

Referring to his arrest in Delhi along with CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for entering Jantar Mantar with the national flag, Dipke said he would continue carrying the Tricolour wherever he went.

"I was sent behind bars for raising this Tricolour. Saurav and Ashu, my two brothers, were also sent behind bars for raising it. The last time this happened in India was when we were ruled by the British," he said.

THEY TRY TO CONTROL THINGS: ABHIJEET DIPKE

Comparing the NDA government with British rule, Dipke claimed that it was attempting to restrict people's freedom.

"If you want to arrest me, you can arrest me in Delhi, Maharashtra, Keralam or Tamil Nadu. Arrest me from every part of the country, but I will come back again and raise this Tricolour," he said.

Dipke claimed that the Centre was gradually trying to control what people ate, whom they married and whom they voted for. He claimed that the SIR exercise was being used to influence election outcomes.

"They first wanted to control what you eat, then whom you can marry and love, and now they have come to a point where they want to control whom you vote for," he said.

Dipke said the country was founded on the ideals of BR Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Dipke said the country had remained largely silent for the past 10 to 12 years, but the Jantar Mantar protest had helped people regain their voice and courage.

"For the last 10-12 years, somewhere this country had lost its voice. But what happened at Jantar Mantar, because of that, the country has found its voice again," he said.

He said that the Centre was cracking down on young protesters because they had begun questioning those in power. Dipke also accused the BJP of dividing people on religious lines and said that riots were being caused for political interests.

"This is the youth of this country whom you are calling anarchists. No, sir, we are not anarchists. We are Ambedkarites, we are Gandhians. Don't you dare call us anarchists," he said.

"I am not saying that the government was perfect. But that India was more democratic, where you were allowed to criticise the prime minister. And that is how democracy should be," he added.

The meeting at Rajendra Maidan was attended by a large number of people from different age groups. Leaders of several youths and socio-cultural organisations also participated, and cultural programmes were held. Earlier, actor Prakash Raj led a protest march from Marine Drive to Rajendra Maidan.

The protest centred on opposition to the revision of the electoral rolls and demands for an impartial electoral process, with Dipke calling for Kumar's resignation and predicting a change of government through the 2029 elections.

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